Meaning
frame; rule
Chinese: 格式、格子、品格或标准。
Hear the Four Tones
The same syllable “ge” becomes a different word in each tone. 格 is the 2nd tone. Tap any tone to hear a native voice and see its pitch shape.
Stroke Order
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Common Words
- 价格jià géprice
- 资格zī géqualifications; seniority
- 性格xìng génature; disposition; temperament; character
- 合格hé géto meet the standard required; qualified; eligible (voter etc)
- 表格biǎo géform; table
Example Sentence
请把答案写在格子里。Qǐng bǎ dá àn xiě zài gé zi lǐ.Please write the answer in the box.
请Qǐngto ask把bǎ(marks the object)答案dá ànanswer写xiěto write在zàiat格子gé zilattice里lǐinside。
Go deeper
Where this character comes from
The wood radical 木 plus 各 (sound): a wooden frame or grid — ‘a square, grid, frame; a pattern, standard, style; character; a (grammatical) case; to check, investigate’ (格子, 资格, 风格).
A way to remember it
A wooden (木) grid — a square; a standard, style.