Meaning
each; every
Chinese: 每个、各自。
Hear the Four Tones
The same syllable “ge” becomes a different word in each tone. 各 is the 4th tone. Tap any tone to hear a native voice and see its pitch shape.
Stroke Order
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Common Words
- 各位gè wèieverybody; all (guests, colleagues etc); all of you
- 各种gè zhǒngevery kind of; all kinds of; various
- 各地gè dìin all parts of (a country); various regions
- 各自gè zìeach; respective; apiece
- 各个gè gèevery; various; separately, one by one
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Example Sentence
各个国家有不同的文化。Gè gè guó jiā yǒu bù tóng de wén huà.Each country has a different culture.
各个Gè gèevery国家guó jiācountry有yǒuto have不同bù tóngdifferent的deof文化wén huàculture。
Go deeper
Where this character comes from
夂 (a foot arriving) over 口: each one coming to a spot — ‘each, every; various, different’ (各个, 各种, 各自).
A way to remember it
‘Each / every’: 各位 (everyone), 各种 (all kinds).
Easy to confuse with
- 名‘Name’: 夕 (evening) over 口, not 夂 over 口.