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Pīnyīn Pronunciation
gè | ge4
English translation
each
every
individual; each, every; all

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Number of strokes

6

Traditional form

Contains the radical

kǒu

Part of speech

Pronoun / 代词 dài cí Dàicí

Learning hint

Walking  zhǐ and talking  kǒu

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Type

ideographic

Positional decomposition

夂口

Explanation

Pictograph of a foot ( zhǐ ) entering an opening, ( kǒu ), the opposite of chū (exit). Based on the original meaning "enter", unrelated to the current meaning "each", which is a phonetic loan.

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huà láng Zhōng 幅画 de 间隔 jiàngé 安排 ānpái hěn hǎo .

The pictures in the gallery were well spaced out.

能否 néng fǒu wéi 详细 xiángxì 解说 jiě shuō guì 中心 zhōngxīn de 各项服务 fú wù ?

Can you break down what kind of services you have here?

审计员 shěn jì yuán 查对 chá duì 所有 suǒyǒu xiàn 官员 guān yuán 部门 bùmén de zhàng .

The auditor examines the accounts of all county officers and departments.

Cóng 方面 fāngmiàn lái kān , zhè 入室 háng qiè àn dōu shì 职业 zhíyè 惯犯 guàn fàn zuò de .

The burglary had all the hallmarks of a professional job.

de 各本 zhù zuò dōu 具有 jù yǒu 某种 mǒu zhǒng 相似之 chǔ .

His books all have a certain sameness about them.

Words with

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FrequencySimplifiedMeaningTraditional
each
各位 gè wèi everybody各位 gè wèi
各种 gè zhǒng every kind of各種
各地 gè dì various regions各地 gè dì
各自 gèzì each各自 gèzì
各个 gè gè every各個
各级 gè jí all levels各級
各国 gè guó each country各國
各类 gè lèi all categories各類
各种各样 gè zhǒng gè yàng various kinds各種各樣
各就各位 gè jiù gè wèi (athletics) On your mark!各就各位 gè jiù gè wèi
波多黎各 Bō duō Lí gè Puerto Rico, self-governing unincorporated territory of the United States波多黎各 Bō duō Lí gè
各界 gè jiè all walks of life各界 gè jiè
各式各样 gè shì gè yàng various各式各樣
各异 gè yì all different各異
各人 gè rén each one各人 gè rén
各色 gè sè all kinds各色 gè sè
各行各业 gè háng gè yè every trade各行各業
各方 gè fāng all sides各方 gè fāng
各界人士 gè jiè rén shì all walks of life各界人士 gè jiè rén shì
各处 gè chù every place各處

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