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咯

gē

Character

What 咯 means

1. (phonetic)

Other readings

咯 is 多音字 — it is read more than one way, and the reading changes the meaning.

• lo(final particle similar to {了|le}, indicating that sth is obvious)
• luòto cough up; also pr. kǎ

Example sentences

• 今晚见吧!一会儿见咯!
  Jīnwǎn jiàn ba! yīhuìr jiàn gē!
  See you tonight! See you soon!
• 那你就是不懂这句句子咯？
  Nà nǐ jiùshì bù dǒng zhè jù jùzi gē?
  So you don't understand this sentence?
• 所以我叫你不要一个人去咯。
  Suǒyǐ wǒ jiào nǐ bù yào yīgèrén qù gē.
  That's why I'm telling you not to go alone.

Words starting with 咯

• 咯咯gē gē(onomatopoeia) gurgle
• 咯吱gē zhī(onomatopoeia) creak; groan
• 咯噔gē dēng(onomatopoeia) thump; clunk (e.g. of footsteps or impact)…
• 咯血kǎ xiěto cough up blood; to have hemoptysis
• 咯咯笑gē gē xiàochuckle
• 咯咯哒gē gē dā(slang) chicken (playful term, from the sound a chicken makes); (slang) prostitute…
• 咯嚓gē chāto break into two (onom.)

Words containing 咯

• 吡咯bǐ luòpyrrole (C4H5N) (loanword)
• 异咯嗪yì gē qínisoalloxazine (name of organic chemical)
• 乙酰胺吡咯烷酮yǐ xiān àn bǐ luò wán tóng(pharmacology) piracetam (C6H10N2O2), a nootropic

Characters built on 各

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

• 格gésquare; lattice; grid; frame; compartment; partition; slot (within a larger unit)…
• 客kècustomer; visitor; guest; classifier for servings or portions (when ordering food)
• 阁gépavilion (usu. two-storied); cabinet (politics); boudoir
• 胳gēarmpit
• 恪kèrespectful; scrupulous
• 铬gèchromium (chemistry)
• 骼géused in 骨骼
• 貉héraccoon dog (Nyctereutes procyonoides); raccoon of North China, Korea and Japan…

Characters that look like 咯

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

• 格gésquare; lattice; grid; frame; compartment; partition; slot (within a larger unit)…
• 修xiūto decorate; to embellish; to repair
• 哈hā(interj.) ha!; (onom. for laughter); (slang) to be infatuated with; to adore
• 恪kèrespectful; scrupulous
• 咚dōng(onomatopoeia) boom (of a drum); knock (on the door)
• 倏shūsudden; abrupt; Taiwan pr. shù

Sounds the same

Read gē, tone for tone, but written differently.

• 哥elder brother
• 歌song; (bound form) to sing
• 胳armpit
• 割to cut; to cut apart
• 鸽pigeon; dove
• 搁to place; to put aside; to shelve
• 疙used in 疙瘩
• 戈dagger-axe; abbr. for 戈瑞; (Taiwan) abbr. for 戈雷
• 格used in 格登; used in 格格
• 纥knot
• 仡used in 仡佬族; Taiwan pr. qì
• 圪(phonetic)