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歌 - gē

song, lyrics; sing, chant; praise

song, lyrics; sing, chant; praise

How to read 歌

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

Hanzi
Traditional
Pinyin
Englishsong, lyrics; sing, chant; praise
Radical hint

Short sentences you can say today

歌儿 is a common expression. I can make a sentence with 歌剧. Please read 歌台 one more time.

Common words with this character

song
Western opera; CL:場|场[chang3],齣|出[chu1]
boisterous live show held during the Ghost Festival 中元節|中元节[Zhong1 yuan2 jie2] in Singapore and other parts of Southeast Asia
diva; famous or accomplished female singer

Mistake warning

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

Original example sentence

I am learning the character 歌.