搁 gē · gé

HSK 7–9Character2 readings

to put something somewhere

Radical: 扌
Strokes: 12
Structure: Left–right
Parts: 扌阁
Traditional: 擱
Frequency: #2874 most common character

Practice writing

Readings and meanings

gēMain reading géRare reading

gē

ge1Main readingHSK 7–9

to put something somewhere
to add something to food or a drink
to leave something and not do anything about it

Examples

把书搁在桌子上。
bǎ shū gē zài zhuō zi shàng
Put the book on the table.
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咖啡里搁一点糖。
kā fēi lǐ gē yì diǎn táng
Put a little sugar in the coffee.
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这件事不能一直搁着。
zhè jiàn shì bù néng yī zhí gē zhe
This matter cannot be left unattended forever.
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Words that use “搁” as gē

搁浅gē qiǎnto get stuck in shallow water and cannot moveWordHSK 7–9 搁置gē zhìto set aside a plan or problem and not deal with it nowWordHSK 7–9 延搁yán gēto delayWord 搁板gē bǎnshelfWord 搁笔gē bǐto put down the brushWord 暂搁zàn gēto put aside temporarilyWord 搁脚板gē jiǎo bǎnfootrestWord

gé

ge2Reading 2Rare reading

This reading is uncommon in everyday Chinese; the main reading is gē.

to bear; to stand; to endure CC-CEDICT
Taiwan pr. (gē) CC-CEDICT

Stroke order

Practice writing 搁

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Same radical 扌

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把bǎ 打dǎ 拉lā 接jiē 提tí 报bào 指zhǐ 持chí 舉jǔ 才cái 找zhǎo 据jù

搁

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