葛

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surname Ge

Character breakdown

Source: Make Me a Hanzi.

葛 pairs 艹 plants with 曷 hé, which supplies the sound, and first meant a plant whose fiber made hemp cloth. It also names the kudzu plant and the cloth. Read gě, it is a surname, borrowed for the sound alone.

葛 as a component in other characters

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Same Characters, Different Readings

葛gé
kudzu (Pueraria lobata), hemp cloth

Homophones

盖Ge3
surname Ge

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