戈 · gē

dagger-axe; weapon

Radical pronunciation

Radical summary

#62

Kangxi

4

Strokes

#48

Frequency

Visual hint

A spear or halberd with a hook: horizontal, vertical, and hook strokes forming an ancient weapon.

Suggests ancient weapons, warfare, or attacking actions.

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戈

3 examples

我

wǒ

I; me; myself

HSK 1

战

zhàn

to fight; war; battle

HSK 4

成

chéng

to succeed; to complete

HSK 2

Spear/halberd radical. Found in 我 (I/me), 战 (war/battle), 成 (to succeed/complete).

An ancient Chinese halberd — the most common weapon of ancient Chinese armies.

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