歌 — Chinese character
歌
gē
song, lyrics; to sing, to chant
- Pinyin
- gē
- Radical
- 76 ⽋ (Lack)
- Strokes
- 14
- Components
- 哥 欠
- Formation
- pictophonetic — breath; meaning component 欠; sound component 哥
- Japanese
- 歌 as a kanji
Common words with 歌
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 歌曲 | gē qǔ | song |
| 歌手 | gē shǒu | singer |
| 诗歌 (詩歌) | shī gē | poem; measure word: 本 (běn), 首 (shǒu), 段 (duàn) |
| 唱歌 | chàng gē | to sing a song |
| 歌词 (歌詞) | gē cí | song lyric; lyrics |
| 歌唱 | gē chàng | to sing |
| 歌声 (歌聲) | gē shēng | singing voice; fig. original voice of a poet |
| 歌剧 (歌劇) | gē jù | Western opera; 场 (chǎng),出 (chū) |
| 歌颂 (歌頌) | gē sòng | to sing the praises of; to extol |
| 歌迷 | gē mí | fan of a singer |
| 国歌 (國歌) | guó gē | national anthem |
| 歌舞 | gē wǔ | singing and dancing |
English words written with 歌
歌 in the Chinese classics
Occurrences: Analects 5 · I Ching 2 · Mencius 8 · Zhuangzi 23
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