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哥 - gē

elder brother

elder brother

How to read 哥

Click 哥 to hear Mandarin pronunciation. Use the example words before memorizing it in isolation.

Hanzi
Traditional
Pinyin
Englishelder brother
Radical hint

Short sentences you can say today

哥俩 is a common expression. I can make a sentence with 哥们. Please read 哥儿 one more time.

Common words with this character

two brothers; two close male friends
dude; buddy; bro
brothers; boys
older brother; CL:個|个[ge4],位[wei4]

Mistake warning

Do not memorize 哥 only as an isolated symbol. Read it inside words like 哥俩 and 哥们 first, then come back to the single-character pronunciation.

Original example sentence

I am learning the character 哥.