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歌

gē

song

song
Memory picture

Character

歌 gē

Strokes
14
Radical
欠 — to lack, to owe
Made of
哥 elder brother 欠 to lack, to owe
How it's built
Phono-semantic — one part hints at the meaning, another at the sound

Example phrases

  • 我喜欢听歌。 Wǒ xǐhuan tīng gē. I like listening to songs.
  • 我喜欢唱歌。 Wǒ xǐhuan chànggē. I like singing.
  • 我们一起唱歌吧。 Wǒmen yìqǐ chànggē ba. Let's sing together.

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