elder brother

Radical: 口 HSK 1 n ideographic

Components & Etymology

哥 decomposes into the following components:

Words containing 哥

Common multi-character words and phrases that include 哥.

一哥
yī gē
二哥
èr gē
second brother
伟哥
wěi gē
Viagra (male impotence drug)
八哥
bā ge
crested mynah bird (Acridotheres cristatellus)
哥们
gē men
Brothers!
哥儿
gē r
brothers
哥哥
gē ge
older brother
哥大
gē dà
Columbia University (abbr.)
哥德
gē dé
哥特
gē tè
堂哥
táng gē
older male cousin (sharing paternal grandfather)
多哥
duō gē
Togo, West Africa

Related characters (radical 口)

Characters that share the radical .

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