dagger-axe (ancient Chinese weapon)
Animated Stroke Order 戈
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HSK Vocabulary: 戈
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Example Sentences
Real-world example sentences demonstrating how 戈 is used in context
1
liǎng两
guó国
zhī之
jiān间
bú不
yìng应
qīng轻
yì易
dòng动
gān干
gē戈
。
Countries should not easily resort to war.
2
tā他
zài在
guān关
jiàn键
shí时
kè刻
dǎo倒
gē戈
tóu投
dí敌
。
He betrayed and joined the enemy at a critical moment.
3
gē戈
bì壁
tān滩
shàng上
shēng生
zhǎng长
zhe着
nài耐
hàn旱
zhí植
wù物
。
Drought-tolerant plants grow in the Gobi Desert.
4
tā他
men们
bù不
xiǎng想
dǎ打
zhàng仗
，
suǒ所
yǐ以
fàng放
xià下
le了
gān干
gē戈
。
They don't want to fight, so they laid down their weapons.
5
liǎng两
guó国
zhī之
jiān间
fā发
shēng生
le了
gān干
gē戈
，
dǎo导
zhì致
biān边
jìng境
jú局
shì势
jǐn紧
zhāng张
。
Hostilities broke out between the two countries, leading to tense border situations.
6
wèi为
le了
bì避
miǎn免
gān干
gē戈
，
wài外
jiāo交
guān官
men们
nǔ努
lì力
tōng通
guò过
tán谈
pàn判
jiě解
jué决
zhēng争
duān端
。
To avoid armed conflict, diplomats worked hard to resolve the dispute through negotiations.
7
gē戈
bì壁
hěn很
dà大
。
The Gobi Desert is very big.
8
luò骆
tuó驼
zài在
gē戈
bì壁
lǐ里
xíng行
zǒu走
。
Camels walk in the Gobi Desert.
9
gē戈
bì壁
de的
qì气
hòu候
fēi非
cháng常
gān干
zào燥
，
bái白
tiān天
rè热
wǎn晚
shàng上
lěng冷
。
The climate in the Gobi Desert is very dry, hot during the day and cold at night.
Information
Traditional戈
Radical戈
Strokes4
StructureSingle Body
Frequency#2287
Zhuyinㄍㄜ
Components—
UnicodeU+6208
CangjieI
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Cultural note
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