What does 戈 mean in Chinese?

戈 (gē) means "spear" in Chinese.

How do you pronounce 戈?

戈 is pronounced "gē" in Mandarin Chinese. The tone number is 1.

What HSK level is 戈?

戈 is not part of the HSK vocabulary lists. It may be a specialized or advanced word.

What words contain the character 戈?

Common words with 戈 include 倒戈 (to change sides in a war), 兵戈 (weapons), 坚戈 (tenge (Kazakhstan currency) (loanword)), 干戈 (weapons of war), 戈壁 (Gobi (desert)).

How do you write 戈?

You can practice writing 戈 using our stroke order tool.

戈 (gē), spear

戈

gē

spear

Character Breakdown

Radical: 戈 (no. 62)

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Definitions

spear

Example Sentences

古代士兵持戈作战，保卫国家。

Tā chí gē zuòzhàn

He fought with a spear

Words Containing 戈

Word	Pinyin	Meaning	HSK
倒戈	dǎo gē	to change sides in a war
兵戈	bīng gē	weapons
坚戈	jiān gē	tenge (Kazakhstan currency) (loanword)
干戈	gān gē	weapons of war	HSK 7-9
戈壁	Gē bì	Gobi (desert)	HSK 7-9
伊戈尔	Yī gē ěr	Igor
戈培尔