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CHINESE CHARACTER
- Numbered pinyin
- ge1
- English meanings
- to place, to put aside, to shelve, to bear, to stand, to endure
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BUILDING BLOCKS
Structure & components
Left–right structure
Left–right arrangement: left 扌; right 阁.
Meaning & sound clues
扌 is identified as the meaning component, associated with “hand”.
阁 is identified as the sound component (gé). Its pronunciation may differ from the modern pronunciation of 搁.
This breakdown describes the written shape. A component's meaning does not always explain the meaning of the whole character.
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Characters with the same pinyin, regardless of tone.
item
individual; classifier
cut
every
elder brother
weapon; war
grid
song
arm; armpit
pavilion; cabinet
impede
leather; change
skeleton; bone
pigeon; dove
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Related words
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- 搁浅
- 搁置
- 耽搁