Learn Chinese Characters

Meaning

armpit

Hear the Four Tones

The same syllable “ge” becomes a different word in each tone. 胳 is the 1st tone. Tap any tone to hear a native voice and see its pitch shape.

Stroke Order

Tap Animate to watch the strokes in order, or Practice to trace it yourself.

Common Words

  • 胳膊gē boarm
  • 胳臂gē beiarm
  • 胳肢gé zhi(dialect) to tickle
  • 胳肢窝gā zhi wōarmpit
  • 胳膊肘gē bo zhǒuelbow

Example Sentence

他的胳膊上挎着一个布袋子。Tā de gē bo shàng kuà zhe yí ge bù dài zi.A cloth bag hangs over his arm.

hedeof胳膊gē boarmshàngonzhe(ongoing action)一个yí gea布袋bù dàiBudai (the Laughing Buddhazison