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膈

gé

Character

What 膈 means

1. (anatomy) diaphragm

Other readings

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

• gèused in {膈应|gè ying}

Words starting with 膈

• 膈应gè ying(colloquial) objectionable; to feel revolted; to gross (sb) out
• 膈肌gé jīdiaphragm (anatomy)
• 膈膜gé módiaphragm (anatomy)
• 膈肢gé zhivariant of 胳肢

Words containing 膈

• 横膈héng gédiaphragm
• 横膈膜héng gé mó(anatomy) diaphragm

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
• 翮héquill
• 塥gédry clay lump

Characters that look like 膈

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

• 稳wěnsettled; steady; stable
• 稿gǎomanuscript; draft; stalk of grain
• 辗zhǎnused in 辗转
• 辘lùused in 辘辘; used in 轱辘; used in 辘轳
• 犒kàoto reward or comfort with presents of food, drink etc
• 缟gǎoplain white silk

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)
• 鬲earthen pot; iron cauldron