戈

gē
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dagger-axe, abbr. for 戈瑞[ge1 rui4]

Character breakdown

Source: Make Me a Hanzi.

戈 is a drawing of an old axe-like weapon: a dagger-shaped blade set across a wooden shaft. That weapon is also the first meaning, dagger-axe. From there it grew to mean war.

Drawn as: axe-like weapon; blade on shaft

戈 as a component in other characters

meaning11 characters
战戏戳尧戡戕戬戗戥戢戠
sound3 characters
找划戤
picture9 characters
或武戒伐贼戎戮戟戛

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Same Characters, Different Readings

戈Ge1
surname Ge

Homophones

HSK 6
割gē
to cut, to cut apart
HSK 6
搁gē
to place, to put aside, to shelve
歌gē
song
哥gē
elder brother

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