歌 gē

song; to sing

HSK 1 14 strokes Radical 欠 Sound + meaning 20 words

Built from

哥soundgēelder brother 欠meaningqiànto lack, to owe; to breathe, to yawn

How it works

欠 hints at the meaning (breath), and 哥 gē hints at the sound.

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HSK 1 · 2

歌

gē

song; to sing

唱歌

chànggē

to sing a song

HSK 3 · 3

歌手

gēshǒu

singer

歌声

gēshēng

singing voice; fig. original voice of a poet

歌迷

gēmí

fan of a singer

HSK 5 · 2

歌曲

gēqǔ

song

诗歌

shīgē

poem

HSK 6 · 5

歌词

gēcí

song lyric; lyrics

歌唱

gēchàng

to sing

歌星

gēxīng

singing star; famous singer

国歌

guógē

national anthem

民歌

míngē

folk song

HSK 7–9 · 8

歌舞

gēwǔ

singing and dancing

歌剧

gējù

Western opera

歌颂

gēsòng

to sing the praises of; to extol; to eulogize

凯歌

kǎigē

triumphal hymn; victory song; paean

主题歌

zhǔtígē

theme song

秧歌

yāngge

Yangge, a popular rural folk dance

可歌可泣

kěgēkěqì

lit. you can sing or you can cry (idiom); fig. deeply moving; happy and sad

歌咏

gēyǒng

to sing