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搁
擱
gē
1. to place
2. to put aside
3. to shelve
HSK 6 Very Common • Top 5%

Character Breakdown (Single character)

搁
gē
to place, to lay down; to delay
HSK 6 12 丶

Compound Words (11)

延搁
yángē
to delay
担搁
dānge
variant of [[耽擱|耽搁<dānge>]]
搁板
gēbǎn
shelf
搁浅
gēqiǎn
to be stranded (of ship)
搁笔
gēbǐ
to put down the pen
搁置
gēzhì
to shelve
暂搁
zàngē
temporarily stopped
耽搁
dānge
to tarry
搁脚板
gējiǎobǎn
footrest
搁脚物
gējiǎowù
footrest
中途搁浅
zhōngtúgēqiǎn
to run aground in mid-book

Alternate Entries

搁
gé
to bear / to stand / to endure
HSK 6

Metadata

Category
Chinese
HSK Character Level
6
Character Frequency Rank
2,379
Word Frequency Rank
4,514 of 84,292

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