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葛

gé

Character

What 葛 means

1. kudzu (Pueraria lobata)
2. hemp cloth

Other readings

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

• Gěsurname Ge

Example sentences

• 葛蕾丝还没有来。
  Gélěisī hái méiyǒu lái.
  Grace hasn't come yet.
• 葛蕾丝看起来很生气。
  Gélěisī kànqǐlai hěn shēngqì.
  Grace looked angry.
• 他似乎不知道我父亲和我之间的纠葛。
  Tā sìhū bù zhīdào wǒ fùqīn hé wǒ zhījiān de jiūgé.
  He doesn't seem to be aware of the conflict between my father and me.
• 格雷厄姆葛林是我最喜欢的作家之一。
  Géléi è mǔ gé lín shì wǒ zuì xǐhuan de zuòjiā zhīyī.
  Graham Greene is a favorite author of mine.
• 刘备和诸葛亮是一支无法战胜的队伍。
  Liú Bèi hé Zhūgě Liàng shì yī zhī wúfǎ zhànshèng de duìwǔ.
  Liu Bei and Zhuge Liang are an unbeatable team.
• 但是，当然啦，事后诸葛亮总是好当。
  But, of course, hindsight is 20-20.

Words starting with 葛

• 葛优Gě YōuGe You (1957-), Chinese actor
• 葛巾gé jīnhemp headcloth
• 葛布gé bùhemp cloth
• 葛摩Gě móComoros (Tw)
• 葛根gé gēntuber of the kudzu vine (Pueraria lobata), used in Chinese medicine
• 葛洪Gě HóngGe Hong (283–363), Jin dynasty Daoist and alchemist, author of 抱朴子
• 葛粉gé fěnstarch of pueraria root; arrowroot flour
• 葛法翁Gě fǎ wēngCapernaum (biblical town on the Sea of Galilee)
• 葛莱美奖Gé lái měi jiǎng(Taiwan) Grammy Award (US music industry award)
• 葛兰素史克Gě lán sù shǐ kèGlaxoSmithKline, British pharmaceutical company
• 葛藤gé téngtangle of vines; fig. complications
• 葛洲坝Gé zhōu bàname of a place, Gezhouba Dam on the Changjiang River, in Sichuan
• 葛逻禄Gě luó lùQarluq or Karluk nomadic tribe, a Turkic ethnic minority in ancient times
• 葛缕子gě lǚ zicaraway; Persian cumin (Carum carvi)
• 葛瑞格尔Gě ruì gé ěrGregoire (name)
• 葛优躺Gě Yōu tǎngsee 北京瘫

Words containing 葛

• 诸葛亮Zhū gě LiàngZhuge Liang (181–234), military leader and prime minister of Shu Han 蜀汉…
• 纠葛jiū géentanglement; dispute
• 诸葛Zhū gětwo-character surname Zhuge; Taiwan pr. Zhū gé
• 瓜葛guā géconnection; association; involvement
• 杯葛bēi gé(dialect; loanword) to boycott
• 长葛市Cháng gě ShìChangge, a county-level city in Xuchang City 许昌市
• 事后诸葛亮shì hòu Zhū gě Liàngperson who is wise after the event
• 斯多葛主义Sī duō gě zhǔ yìStoicism
• 榜葛剌Bǎng gé làold Chinese name for Bengal, now written 孟加拉
• 三个臭皮匠，合成一个诸葛亮sān gè chòu pí jiang , hé chéng yī gè Zhū gě Liànglit. three ignorant cobblers add up to a genius (idiom); fig. collective wisdom
• 三个臭皮匠，赛过一个诸葛亮sān gè chòu pí jiang , sài guò yī gè Zhū gě Liànglit. three ignorant cobblers add up to a genius (idiom); fig. collective wisdom…
• 三个臭皮匠，赛过诸葛亮sān gè chòu pí jiang , sài guò Zhū gě Liànglit. three ignorant cobblers add up to a genius (idiom); fig. collective wisdom…
• 三个臭皮匠，顶个诸葛亮sān gè chòu pí jiang , dǐng gè Zhū gě Liànglit. three ignorant cobblers add up to a genius (idiom); fig. collective wisdom…
• 长葛Cháng gěsee 长葛市
• 三个臭皮匠，胜过一个诸葛亮sān gè chòu pí jiang , shèng guò yī gè Zhū gě Liàngvariant of 三個臭皮匠，三个臭皮匠，赛过一个诸葛亮

Characters built on 曷

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

• 喝hēto drink; variant of 嗬
• 渴kěthirsty
• 遏èto restrain; to check; to hold back
• 褐hèbrown; gray or dark color; coarse hemp cloth
• 谒yèto visit (a superior)
• 猲hèfrightened; terrified

Characters that look like 葛

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

• 蓝lánblue; indigo plant
• 蒸zhēngto evaporate; (of cooking) to steam; torch made from hemp stalks or bamboo (old)
• 菊jú(bound form) chrysanthemum
• 蒿hāocelery wormwood (Artemisia carvifolia); to give off; to weed
• 蓖bìthe castor-oil plant
• 菖chāngsee 菖蒲

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
• 蛤(bound form) clam; used in 蛤蚧
• 胳used in 胳肢
• 骼used in 骨骼
• 镉cadmium (chemistry)
• 膈(anatomy) diaphragm
• 鬲earthen pot; iron cauldron