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CHINESE CHARACTER

gé

格

格

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grid

Numbered pinyin
ge2
English meanings
lattice, grid, squares

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BUILDING BLOCKS

Structure & components

Left–right structure

Left–right arrangement: left 木; right 各.

  • Left

    木
  • Right

    各
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    • Top

      夂
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    • Bottom

      口

Meaning & sound clues

木 is identified as the meaning component, associated with “wood”.

各 is identified as the sound component (gè). Its pronunciation may differ from the modern pronunciation of 格.

This breakdown describes the written shape. A component's meaning does not always explain the meaning of the whole character.

Decomposition reference

⿰木各

Source: Make Me a Hanzi (LGPL-3.0-or-later)
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Homophones

Characters with the same pinyin, regardless of tone.

Example sentences

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  1. 01

    fāng方gé格。

    A grid.

  2. 02

    pǐn品gé格。

    Character.

  3. 03

    guīgé规格。

    Specification.

  4. 04

    jígé及格。

    Pass.

  5. 05

    bié别jù具yī一gé格。

    Distinctive.

  6. 06

    fēnggé风格dútè独特。

    A unique style.

Explore words connected to this character.

  • 严格
  • 人格
  • 价格
  • 及格
  • 合格
  • 性格
  • 格外
  • 格局
  • 格式
  • 格格不入
  • 表格
  • 规格
  • 资格
  • 风格