搁 gē
- Strokes
- 12
- Radical
- 扌 — hand
- Made of
- 扌 hand 阁 cabinet, chamber, pavilion
- How it's built
- Phono-semantic — one part hints at the meaning, another at the sound
搁
gē
to put; to place; to leave aside
Character
Example phrases
- 这些旧档案不能随便搁在走廊里，里面可能含有未公开的个人资料。 Zhèxiē jiù dàng'àn bù néng suíbiàn gē zài zǒuláng lǐ, lǐmiàn kěnéng hányǒu wèi gōngkāi de gèrén zīliào. These old files cannot simply be left in the corridor; they may contain unpublished personal information.
- 把书包搁在桌子上，先去洗手吃饭。 Bǎ shūbāo gē zài zhuōzi shang, xiān qù xǐshǒu chīfàn. Put your schoolbag on the table, then go wash your hands and eat.
- 这件事先搁一搁，明天再说吧。 Zhè jiàn shì xiān gē yi gē, míngtiān zài shuō ba. Let's leave this for now and talk about it tomorrow.
Related words
- 耽搁 dānge to delay; to hold up; to waste time
- 搁浅 gēqiǎn to run aground; to be stranded; to stall
- 搁置 gēzhì to shelve; to set aside
- 备 bèi to prepare; to provide; fully
- 放置 fàngzhì to place; to set; to put
- 叠 dié to fold; to stack; to pile up
- 分发 fēnfā to distribute; to hand out
- 丢弃 diūqì to discard; to throw away
- 垫 diàn to put under; to pad; to pay in advance; cushion
- 灌 guàn to pour; to fill; to force-feed
- 冲洗 chōngxǐ to rinse; to flush; to wash out
- 过滤 guòlǜ to filter; to screen out