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塥

gé

Character

What 塥 means

1. dry clay lump

Characters built on 鬲

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

• 隔géto separate; to partition; to stand or lie between
• 镉gécadmium (chemistry)
• 嗝géhiccup; belch
• 膈gé(anatomy) diaphragm
• 翮héquill

Sounds the same

Read gé, tone for tone, but written differently.

• 格square; lattice; grid; frame; compartment; partition; slot (within a larger unit)…
• 革animal hide; leather; to reform
• 隔to separate; to partition; to stand or lie between
• 阁pavilion (usu. two-storied); cabinet (politics); boudoir
• 搁to bear; to stand; to endure; Taiwan pr. gē
• 嗝hiccup; belch
• 葛kudzu (Pueraria lobata); hemp cloth
• 蛤(bound form) clam; used in 蛤蚧
• 胳used in 胳肢
• 骼used in 骨骼
• 镉cadmium (chemistry)
• 膈(anatomy) diaphragm