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各 (gè): Each — Stroke Order & Writing Guide

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1.

Animated Stroke Order 各

Watch the stroke order, then trace it yourself.

How to write 各 — animated stroke order

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2.

Readings & Meanings

各has 2 distinct senses for the same pronunciation

gè
  • each
    pron.HSK 4
  • each
    adv./pron.
3.

Stroke Order Diagrams 各

各 stroke order diagram
4.

Character Breakdown

Top-Bottom
各
夂zhǐ
口kǒu · mouth
各=
5.

Printable Writing Worksheet: 各

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6.

How to Use 各

Each and Every

各 + noun/pronoun

各 (gè) means 'each' or 'every' when referring to individuals or separate items.

各个 • gè gè • every • HSK 3.0 · L4
7.

Example Sentences

huì会
yì议
jié结
shù束
hòu后
，
dà

Information

Pinyingè
Meaningeach
Strokes6
Radical口
Traditional各
StructureTop-Bottom
Frequency#746
Zhuyinㄍㄜˋ
UnicodeU+5404
CangjieHER
HSK 3.0 · L4
夂zhǐ
+口kǒu · mouth
HSK 3.0 · L4
gè各
gè个

every

各位 • gè wèi • everybody • HSK 3.0 · L4
HSK 3.0 · L4
gè各
wèi位

everybody

各地 • gè dì • in all parts of (a country) • HSK 3.0 · L4
HSK 3.0 · L4
gè各
dì地

in all parts of (a country)

各自 • gè zì • each; by oneself; respective • HSK 5
HSK 5
gè各
zì自

each; by oneself; respective

All Kinds and Walks of Life

各 (gè) appears in phrases for categories, sources, and groups of people.

各种 • gè zhǒng • every kind of; all kinds of; various • HSK 3.0 · L4
HSK 3.0 · L4
gè各
zhǒng种

every kind of; all kinds of; various

各行各业 • gè háng gè yè • all walks of life; every trade and profession • HSK 3.0 · L5
HSK 3.0 · L5
gè各
háng行
gè各
大
jiā家
gè各
zì自
huí回
jiā家
。

After the meeting, everyone went home respectively.

gōng公
yuán园
gè各
chù处
dōu都
yǒu有
xiān鲜
huā花
。

There are flowers everywhere in the park.

gè各
guó国
dài代
biǎo表
zài在
huì会
shàng上
fā发
biǎo表
le了
yì意
jiàn见
。

Representatives from various countries expressed their opinions at the meeting.

shāng商
diàn店
lǐ里
bǎi摆
zhe着
gè各
sè色
de的
táng糖
guǒ果
。

The store has all kinds of candies.

qǐng请
dà大
jiā家
gè各
ná拿
yí一
gè个
píng苹
guǒ果
。

Please, everyone, take one apple each.

yè
业

all walks of life; every trade and profession

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  • 嗝gécackling of fowls to gag, to vomit
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Characters with radical "口".

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  • 喃nánkeep talking, chattering; mumble
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  • 嗣sìto connect, inherit; descendants, heirs
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  • 嘎gǎsound of laughter; bad, malevolent
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