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歌
gē
1. song
2. CL:[[支<zhī>]], [[首<shǒu>]]
3. to sing
Very Common • Top 1% ✏️ 14 strokes

Character Breakdown (Single character)

歌
gē
song, lyrics; to sing, to chant
HSK 2 14 丶

Compound Words (20)

K歌
Kgē
karaoke (slang)
儿歌
érgē
nursery rhyme
凯歌
kǎigē
triumphal hymn
副歌
fùgē
chorus
和歌
hégē
waka (style of Japanese poetry)
哀歌
āigē
mournful song
唱歌
chànggē
to sing a song
HSK 2
国歌
guógē
national anthem
夯歌
hānggē
rammers' work chant
对歌
duìgē
answering phrase of duet
山歌
shāngē
folk song
弦歌
xiángē
to sing to a string accompaniment
悲歌
bēigē
sad melody
情歌
qínggē
love song
恋歌
liàngē
love song
挽歌
wǎngē
a dirge
晨歌
chéngē
morning chorus (birdsong)
朝歌
Zhāogē
Zhaoge, capital of the Shang dynasty [[商朝]]
校歌
xiàogē
school song
歌儿
gēr
song

Example Sentences (3)

是啊，除了看新闻，人们还可以在网上听歌、看电影、买东西。
Shì a, chúle kàn xīnwén, rénmen hái kěyǐ zài wǎngshàng tīng gē, kàn diànyǐng, mǎi dōngxi.
Yes, besides reading the news, people can also listen to music, watch movies, and shop online.
Text 3
我们唱了两个小时歌，晚上还去听音乐会了。
Wǒmen chàng le liǎng gè xiǎoshí gē, wǎnshang hái qù tīng yīnyuèhuì le.
We sang for two hours, and in the evening we also went to a concert.
Text 2
老年人说：浪漫其实就像歌中唱的那样，“我能想到最浪漫的事，就是和你一起慢慢变老。”
Lǎo nián rén shuō: làng màn qí shí jiù xiàng gē zhōng chàng de nà yàng,"wǒ néng xiǎng dào zuì làng màn de shì, jiù shì hé nǐ yì qǐ màn màn biàn lǎo."
Elderly people say: Romance is actually just like the song says, 'The most romantic thing I can think of is to slowly grow old with you.'
Text 4

Alternate Entries

歌
gē
variant of [[歌<gē>]]

Metadata

Category
Chinese
HSK Character Level
2
Character Frequency Rank
1,039
Word Frequency Rank
720 of 84,292