Pronunciation

Characters pronounced ge.

15 name characters share this pronunciation across tones. Pinyin alone does not identify a character; choose the Hanzi you want.

All 15 characters are listed below. Each links to its own page with meaning, structure, and names that use it.

个 gè artistic numerary adjunct, piece; single 各 gè each, individually, every, all 格 gé pattern, standard, form; style 葛 gé edible bean; surname 阁 gé chamber, pavilion; cabinet 隔 gé artistic separate, partition 革 gé leather, animal hides; Kangxi radical 177; hexagram ䷰ 割 gē artistic cut, divide, partition; cede 哥 gē elder brother 戈 gē halberd, spear, lance; rad. 62 搁 gē place, put, lay down; delay 歌 gē warm · artistic song 疙 gē artistic pimple, sore, boil, wart, pustule 胳 gē armpit, arms 鸽 gē pigeon, dove; Columba species (various)

Why several characters share one pinyin

Mandarin has many homophones. Tone narrows the sound, but different characters can still share the same syllable and tone. The Hanzi is the identity; the pinyin is only the sound.

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