song; to sing

Radical: 欠 HSK 1 n, g pictophonetic

Components & Etymology

歌 decomposes into the following components:

Semantic component: ; phonetic component: .

Words containing 歌

Common multi-character words and phrases that include 歌.

K歌
k gē
karaoke
儿歌
ér gē
nursery rhyme
军歌
jūn gē
凯歌
kǎi gē
triumphal hymn
副歌
fù gē
和歌
hé gē
waka (style of Japanese poetry)
哀歌
āi gē
mournful song
唱歌
chàng gē
to sing a song
国歌
guó gē
national anthem
圣歌
shèng gē
hymn
夯歌
hāng gē
rammers' work chant
对歌
duì gē
answering phrase of duet

Related characters (radical 欠)

Characters that share the radical .

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