格
Character
square; lattice; grid; frame
Readings and meanings
- square; lattice; grid; frame CC-CEDICT
- compartment; partition; slot (within a larger unit) CC-CEDICT
- (bound form) standard; norm; specification CC-CEDICT
- (bound form) character; disposition; moral quality; style; aesthetic tone CC-CEDICT
- (bound form) rhetorical form; stylistic pattern CC-CEDICT
- (bound form) (linguistics) grammatical case CC-CEDICT
- (literary) to correct; to rectify CC-CEDICT
- (literary) to arrive at; to reach CC-CEDICT
- (literary) to obstruct; to hinder CC-CEDICT
- (literary) to investigate exhaustively CC-CEDICT
- classifier for compartments, slots or cells within a larger unit CC-CEDICT
Words that use “格” as gé
价格jià géthe amount of money you need to buy somethingWordHSK 3合格hé gégood enoughWordHSK 3性格xìng géa person's characterWordHSK 3表格biǎo géa form you write information onWordHSK 3资格zī géthe right or needed skills to do something or join somethingWordHSK 3严格yán géstrictWordHSK 4及格jí géto pass a test or examWordHSK 4格外gé wàiespeciallyWordHSK 4
gē
ge1Reading 2Rare readingThis reading is uncommon in everyday Chinese; the main reading is gé.
- a soft laughing sound (as in 格格: to giggle)
- a sudden thump sound (as in 格登: the heart jumping)
Examples
她格格地笑了。
tā gē gē de xiào le
She giggled.
AI-generated sentence
我的心里格登一下，很紧张。
wǒ de xīn lǐ gē dēng yí xià, hěn jǐn zhāng
My heart went thump, and I felt nervous.
AI-generated sentence
Words that use “格” as gē
格格gé geprincessWord+1 reading
格登gē dēng(onom.) thumpVariant of 咯噔WordUnreviewed
Stroke order
All 10 strokes
Speed
Practice writing 格
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