格

gé
#325 most
frequent character
grid
noun

Character breakdown

Source: Make Me a Hanzi.

格 has 木 tree as the picture part and 各 gè for the sound. A tree gives the first sense, a long branch. From there it grew to 'frame', 'rule', and 'rectangle'.

Drawn as: tree

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Example Sentences

这个房间的地板是格子图案。
zhègè fángjiān de dìbǎn shì gézǐ túàn 。
The floor of this room has a grid pattern.
他在纸上画了一个格子。
tāzài zhǐ shàng huà le yígè gézǐ 。
He drew a grid on the paper.
这个设计需要很多格子。
zhègè shèjì xūyào hěnduō gézǐ 。
This design requires a lot of grids.

Grammar Points

HSK 5
Expressing "especially" with "gewai"

Words with similar meanings

网格wǎnggé
mesh/grid
网格 (wǎng gé) specifically refers to a mesh or network form of spacing, providing a similar visual structure.

Homophones

隔gé
partition, separate, divide
葛gé
kudzu (Pueraria lobata), hemp cloth
阁gé
pavilion (usu. two-storied)
革gé
animal hide, leather, to reform

Words Starting With 格

格外gé wài
especially; particularly
格局gé jú
structure; pattern; layout
格式gé shì
form; specification; format

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