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各

gè

HSK 4 Character

What 各 means

1. each
2. every

Example sentences

• 人各有偶。
  Every Jack has his Jill.
• 人各有志。
  Each has their aspiration.
• 各司其事。
  Let everyone take care of their own affairs.
• 他各科全优。
  He won the prize for excellence in all subjects.
• 各位，请安静。
  Everyone, please be quiet.
• 他周游全国各地。
  Tā zhōuyóu quánguógèdì.
  He traveled around the country.

Words starting with 各

• 各种gè zhǒngevery kind of; all kinds of; various
• 各自gè zìeach; respective; apiece
• 各抒己见gè shū jǐ jiàneveryone gives their own view
• 各地gè dìin all parts of (a country); various regions
• 各位gè wèieverybody; all (guests, colleagues etc); all of you
• 各个gè gèevery; various; separately, one by one
• 各国gè guóeach country; every country; various countries
• 各类gè lèiall categories
• 各种各样gè zhǒng gè yàngvarious kinds; all sorts
• 各级gè jíall levels
• 各界gè jièall walks of life; all social circles
• 各方gè fāngall parties (in a dispute etc); all sides; all directions
• 各人gè réneach one; everyone
• 各式各样gè shì gè yàng(of) all kinds and sorts; various
• 各处gè chùevery place
• 各色gè sèall kinds; of every description
• 各异gè yìall different; each unto his own
• 各行各业gè háng gè yèevery trade; all professions; all walks of life
• 各样gè yàngmany different types
• 各奔东西gè bèn dōng xīto go separate ways (idiom); to part ways with sb; Taiwan pr. gè bēn dōng xī
• 各有千秋gè yǒu qiān qiūeach has its own merits (idiom)
• 各取所需gè qǔ suǒ xūeach takes what he needs (idiom)
• 各就各位gè jiù gè wèi(of the people in a group) to get into position (idiom); (athletics) On your mark!
• 各色各样gè sè gè yàng(idiom) diverse; various; all kinds of

Words containing 各

• 天各一方tiān gè yī fāng(of relatives or friends) to live far apart from each other
• 波多黎各Bō duō Lí gèPuerto Rico, self-governing unincorporated territory of the United States
• 加尔各答Jiā ěr gè dáCalcutta (India)
• 合同各方hé tong gè fāngparties to a contract (law)
• 有关各方yǒu guān gè fāngall parties involved
• 人各有所好rén gè yǒu suǒ hàoeveryone has their likes and dislikes; there is no accounting for taste; chacun son goût
• 拉各斯Lā gè sīLagos, city in Nigeria
• 物各有主wù gè yǒu zhǔeverything has a rightful owner (idiom)
• 世界各地shì jiè gè dìall over the world; everywhere; in all parts of the world
• 圣多明各Shèng duō míng gèSanto Domingo, capital of the Dominican Republic
• 理雅各Lǐ Yǎ gèJames Legge (1815-1897), Scottish Protestant missionary in Qing China and translator of…
• 雅各书Yǎ gè shūEpistle of St James (in New Testament)
• 雅各宾派Yǎ gè bīn pàiJacobin club, French revolutionary party that played a leading role in the reign of…
• 逻各斯luó gè sī(loanword) (philosophy) logos
• 隆林各族自治县Lóng lín Gè zú Zì zhì xiànLonglin Various Nationalities Autonomous County, in Baise City 百色市
• 龙胜各族自治县Lóng shèng Gè zú Zì zhì xiànLongsheng Various Nationalities Autonomous County, in Guilin City 桂林市
• 八仙过海，各显神通Bā xiān guò hǎi , gè xiǎn shén tōnglit. the Eight Immortals cross the sea, each showing his own special talent (idiom)…
• 萝卜白菜，各有所爱luó bo bái cài , gè yǒu suǒ ài(saying) one man's meat is another man's poison; to each his own
• 司各特Sī gè tèScott (name); Sir Walter Scott (1771-1832), Scottish romantic novelist
• 雅各Yǎ gèJacob (name); James (name)
• 雅各伯Yǎ gè bóJacob (name); Saint James
• 自各儿zì gě rvariant of 自个儿
• 八仙过海，各显其能Bā xiān guò hǎi , gè xiǎn qí néngsee 八仙過海，八仙过海，各显神通
• 萝卜青菜，各有所爱luó bo qīng cài , gè yǒu suǒ àisee 蘿蔔白菜，萝卜白菜，各有所爱

Characters built on 夂

These share the phonetic component 夂 (zhǐ), which is why their readings rhyme. Learning them as a family is far cheaper than learning them one at a time.

• 夜yènight
• 畟cèsharp

Characters that look like 各

Easy to confuse on sight. Compare them side by side once and the pair stops costing you.

• 名míngname; noun (part of speech); place (e.g. among winners)
• 务wùaffair; business; matter
• 冬dōngwinter
• 吞tūnto swallow; to take
• 杏xìngapricot; (bound form) almond
• 吝lìn(bound form) stingy

Sounds the same

Read gè, tone for tone, but written differently.

• 个(classifier used before a noun that has no specific classifier); (bound form) individual
• 铬chromium (chemistry)
• 硌(colloquial) (of sth hard or rough) to press against some part of one's body causing…
• 虼used in 虼蚤; used in 虼螂
• 𠮶that (Cantonese); Mandarin equivalent: 那
• 膈used in 膈应
• 亇variant of 个