哥 (gē): Elder brother — Stroke Order & Writing Guide

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Recognition 1

Writing 1-2

1.

Animated Stroke Order 哥

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2.

Stroke Order Diagrams 哥

3.

Character Breakdown

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哥

可kě · can

哥=

4.

Printable Writing Worksheet: 哥

哥 handwriting practice worksheet preview

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5.

How to Use 哥

Common word with 哥

One common HSK word with 哥 is 哥哥, meaning "elder brother".

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Example Sentences

dà大

gē哥

jīng经

cháng常

bāng帮

zhù助

wǒ

可kě · can

+可kě · can

gē哥

ge哥

elder brother

我

xué学

xí习

。

Big brother often helps me with my studies

wǒ我

hé和

gē哥

men们

yì一

qǐ起

qù去

dǎ打

qiú球

。

I'm going to play ball with my buddies

wǒ我

gē哥

ge哥

shì是

yì一

míng名

yī医

shēng生

。

My older brother is a doctor

Zhè这

wèi位

lǎo老

gē哥

bāng帮

le了

wǒ我

yī一

gè个

dà大

máng忙

。

This older brother helped me a lot.

nà那

ge个

shuài帅

gē哥

shì是

wǒ我

de的

tóng同

xué学

。

That handsome guy is my classmate.

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哥 (gē): Elder brother — Stroke Order & Writing Guide

Animated Stroke Order 哥

Stroke Order Diagrams 哥

Character Breakdown

Printable Writing Worksheet: 哥

How to Use 哥

Common word with 哥

Example Sentences

Same Sound

Same Radical

Related Characters

Same Sound

Same Radical