歌

謌
gē
#1,038 most
frequent character
song
noun

Character breakdown

Source: Make Me a Hanzi.

歌 pairs 哥 gē, which means 'to sing' and matches the sound, with 欠, an open-mouthed person. Together they point to the first sense, 'to sing'. The word then also came to mean a song.

Drawn as: person singing

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Example Sentences

我喜欢听歌。
wǒ xǐhuān tīng gē 。
I like to listen to songs.
他正在唱歌。
tā zhèngzài chànggē 。
He is singing a song.
这首歌很好听。
zhè shǒugē hěnhǎo tīng 。
This song is very nice to listen to.

Same Characters, Different Readings

歌gē
song

Words with similar meanings

曲qū
tune
A more general term that can refer to any musical composition, not just songs.
乐曲yuèqǔ
musical piece
A more formal term that refers to a composed piece of music, which may include songs and instrumentals.

Homophones

HSK 6
割gē
to cut, to cut apart
HSK 6
搁gē
to place, to put aside, to shelve
歌gē
song
戈gē
dagger-axe, abbr. for 戈瑞[ge1 rui4]
哥gē
elder brother

Words Starting With 歌

歌颂gē sòng
sing the praises of; extol; eulogize

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