歌 (gē) — song | HSK 1 Chinese

Character

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

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.
老师今天教什么歌？ Lǎoshī jīntiān jiāo shénme gē? What song is the teacher teaching today?
这是什么歌？ Zhè shì shénme gē? What song is this?
小王的歌很好听。 Xiǎo Wáng de gē hěn hǎotīng. Xiao Wang's song sounds lovely.
晚上我们听歌吧。 Wǎnshang wǒmen tīng gē ba. Let's listen to songs this evening.
这歌是谁唱的？ Zhè gē shì shéi chàng de? Who sings this song?
老师教我们唱歌。 Lǎoshī jiāo wǒmen chànggē. The teacher teaches us to sing.
他在家听歌。 Tā zài jiā tīng gē. He listens to songs at home.