歌 (go1 | ge1) : song; sing; extol

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歌

go1

ge1

[1] [n] song; melody; tune
[2] [v] sing; chant; croon
[3] [v] extol; eulogize; praise

(Classifier(s): 首,支)

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Additional PoS:

Stroke count: 14

Level: 1

Radical: 欠 (#76)

This character is used in both Cantonese and Mandarin/Standard written Chinese.

歌

This word has been viewed 14292 times since 30th Oct 2012, was added by sheik on 18th Mar 2007 21:22 and last edited on 29th May 2015 14:03

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唱歌 coeng3 go1 chang4 ge1 = sing

歌手 go1 sau2 ge1 shou3 = singer

歌頌 go1 zung6 ge1 song4 = laud; eulogize; extol

流行歌曲 lau4 hang4 go1 kuk1 liu2 xing2 ge1 qu3 = popular song; pop

廣東歌 gwong2 dung1 go1 guang3 dong1 ge1 = Cantonese song

歌后 go1 hau6 ge1 hou4 = queen of singing; the singing queen

國歌 gwok3 go1 guo2 ge1 = national anthem

歌詞 go1 ci4 ge1 ci2 = song lyrics

歌曲 go1 kuk1 ge1 qu3 = song

歌星 go1 sing1 ge1 xing1 = singing star; celebrity singer
See all 73 compounds (CantoDict reports 75 compounds in total, but some may be Common Formations)

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呢首歌我聽過好多次粵
I‘ve heard this song many times

我最鐘意嘅台灣歌手就係盧廣仲粵
My favourite Taiwanese singer is Crowd Lu.

阿妹的歌首首都膾炙人口國
A-mei's songs are all widely known.

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Decimal representation of this word: 歌
Unicode code for this character: U+6b4c (off-site link)

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