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

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1. Animated Stroke Order 哥

Watch each stroke animate in order, then practice the same sequence by hand.

194 learners have practiced this character

How to write 哥 — animated stroke order

194 learners have practiced this character

2. Stroke Order Diagrams 哥

哥 stroke order diagram

3. Character Breakdown

Top-Bottom
哥=可may, can+可may, can

Two mouths (可) stacked together — originally depicting a song or chant, later meaning elder brother.

4. Free Printable Handwriting Practice with Stroke Order: 哥

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哥 handwriting practice sheet - portrait
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5. HSK Vocabulary: 哥

HSK words that contain this character.

gē ge

哥哥

elder brother

HSK 2

6. Example Sentences

Real-world example sentences demonstrating how 哥 is used in context

dà大
gē哥
jīng经
cháng常
bāng帮
zhù助
wǒ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
wǒ我
gē哥
ge哥
shì是
yì一
míng名
yī医
shēng生

Information

Traditional哥
Radical口
Strokes10
StructureTop-Bottom
Frequency#78
Zhuyinㄍㄜ
UnicodeU+54E5
CangjieMRHR

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I'm going to play ball with my buddies

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