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干戈 (gān gē) — Chinese word meaning

HSK 7

干戈 (gān gē) is a Chinese word: weapons; warfare. This page shows its pinyin, translation, example sentences, character breakdown, decomposition, and HSK level.

Meaning of 干戈

名 míng noun

weapons; warfare

他们决定放下干戈，和平共处。

tā men jué dìng fàng xià gān gē hé píng gòng chǔ

They decided to lay down their weapons and coexist peacefully.

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Word breakdown

干 gān — shield (defensive weapon)

Words with this character (13)
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戈 gē — dagger-axe; halberd (offensive weapon)

Words with this character (1)
  • 1 戈壁 gē bì — Gobi Desert HSK 7
    • 戈 phonetic component in the transliteration of 'Gobi' from Mongolian
    • 壁 phonetic component completing the transliteration of 'Gobi'
    Example

    他们穿越了广阔的戈壁。

    tā men chuān yuè le guǎng kuò de gē bì

    They crossed the vast Gobi Desert.

Structure & writing
1 干 gān — shield (ancient weapon)
Xpinyin
干 is a component in 15 characters
HSK 1
午 wǔ the seventh of the twelve Earthly Branches
HSK 3
南 nán south (one of the four cardinal directions, opposite of north) 平 píng flat; level; even (like the surface of still water)
HSK 4
幸 xìng happy; fortunate 汗 hàn sweat; perspiration secreted by the skin 赶 gǎn to chase; to arrive in time
HSK 6
刊 kān to delete and revise 岸 àn shore; bank; coast (of a river, lake, sea, etc.) 旱 hàn drought; dry (opposite of 涝) 罕 hǎn rare; scarce 肝 gān liver (digestive organ in humans and higher animals)
HSK 7
凿 záo chisel (a hand tool with a blade for carving or boring) 奸 jiān hypocritical and cunning 杆 gǎn the slender, rod-like part of an object (including hollow ones) 竿 gān bamboo pole, the main stem of bamboo

干 is an atomic character — it does not decompose further.

Stroke order

2 戈 gē — ancient hooked weapon with a metal head and bamboo or wooden handle
戈 is a component in 12 characters
HSK 1
找 zhǎo to look for; to seek out
HSK 3
戏 xì to play; to frolic 或 huò perhaps; maybe
HSK 4
划 huà to divide; to differentiate 戴 dài to wear or put on (something on the head or body)
HSK 5
战 zhàn war; battle; combat 裁 cái to arrange and select (mostly used in literary arts)
HSK 6
戒 jiè to guard against; to be vigilant 截 jié to cut off; to sever (something long and slender)
HSK 7
伐 fá to chop (a tree); to fell 戳 chuō stamp; seal (–子, –儿) 栽 zāi to plant; to grow (plants)

戈 is an atomic character — it does not decompose further.

Stroke order