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CHINESE CHARACTER
gē
哥
哥
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elder brother
- Numbered pinyin
- ge1
- English meanings
- elder brother; brother
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individual; classifier
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every
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grid
song
arm; armpit
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leather; change
skeleton; bone
pigeon; dove
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