哥 - gē - Chinese character definition, English meaning and stroke order

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哥

gē

Definition

elder brother
male stranger (who’s slightly older than you)
older brother

Character Decomposition

Compounds (2)

song; to sing

copernicium (chemistry)

Related words (28)

brothers; boys

older brother; big brother; elder brother

gothic

chloroform CHCl3; trichloromethane

second brother

(bird species of China) crested myna (Acridotheres cristatellus)

堂哥

táng gē

older male patrilineal cousin

大哥

dà gē

eldest brother; older brother; elder brother

pug (breed of dog)

handsome guy; lady-killer; handsome (form of address)

的哥

dī gē

male taxi driver; cabbie (slang)

表哥

biǎo gē

older male cousin via female line

阿哥

ā gē

(familiar) elder brother

鹩哥

liáo gē

(bird species of China) hill myna (Gracula religiosa)

pug (breed of dog)

ugly guy with a pretty girlfriend (slang)

大哥大

dà gē dà

cell phone (bulky, early-model one); brick phone

大拇哥

dà mǔ gē

thumb; big toe; USB flash drive

家八哥

jiā bā gē

(bird species of China) common myna (Acridotheres tristis)

pug (breed of dog)

(bird species of China) great myna (Acridotheres grandis)

柏青哥

bó qīng gē

pachinko (loanword) (Tw)

big brother

(coll.) very close male friends

(coll.) soldier boy

pampered son of a wealthy family

白领八哥

bái lǐng bā gē

(bird species of China) collared myna (Acridotheres albocinctus)

金冠树八哥

jīn guān shù bā gē

(bird species of China) golden-crested myna (Ampeliceps coronatus)

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