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胳
gē
1. armpit
Common • Top 22% ✏️ 10 strokes

Character Breakdown (Single character)

胳
gē
arms; armpit
HSK 4 10 丶

Compound Words (9)

胳臂
gēbei
arm
胳膊
gēbo
arm
HSK 4
胳肢
gézhi
(dialect) to tickle
捋胳膊
luōgēbo
to push up one's sleeves
胳膊肘
gēbozhǒu
elbow
胳臂肘儿
gēbeizhǒur
elbow
胳膊肘子
gēbozhǒuzi
see [[胳膊肘<gēbozhǒu>]]
胳臂箍儿
gēbeigūr
armband
胳膊肘朝外拐
gēbozhǒucháowàiguǎi
the elbow turns the wrong way

Alternate Entries

胳
gē
variant of [[胳<gē>]]

Metadata

Category
Chinese
HSK Character Level
4
Character Frequency Rank
2,489
Word Frequency Rank
18,928 of 84,292