各 (gè): each, every
各 (gè) is a Chinese character meaning “each.” Classified as HSK Level 4 (HSK 3.0 Standard, CLEC 2022), it is composed of 夂 (structural) and 口 (structural). It ranks #209 in character frequency (SUBTLEX-CH corpus).
Etymologically derived, 各 walking 夂 and talking 口. Its radical form 口 (mouth) appears in many related characters such as 口 (kǒu, mouth), 叫 (jiào, to call, to be called), 右 (yòu, (bound form) right).
Definitions
- each
- every
Etymology & Origin
ideographicWalking 夂 and talking 口
Decomposition: ⿱夂口 (layout: top-bottom)
Stroke Order
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Words & Compounds
HSK Vocabulary with 各
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning | HSK |
|---|---|---|---|
| 各位pronoun | gè wèi | everybody | 4 |
| 各种pronoun | gè zhǒng | every kind of | 4 |
| 各自pronoun | gè zì | each | 5 |
| 各地noun | gè dì | in all parts of (a country) | 4 |
| 各个pronoun/adverb | gè gè | every | 4 |
| 各行各业 | gè háng gè yè | every trade | 5 |
Common Compounds
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 各就各位 | gè jiù gè wèi | (of the people in a group) to get into position (idiom) |
| 各种各样 | gè zhǒng gè yàng | various kinds |
| 波多黎各 | bō duō lí gè | Puerto Rico, self-governing unincorporated territory of the United States |
| 各国 | gè guó | each country |
| 各式各样 | gè shì gè yàng | (of) all kinds and sorts |
| 各类 | gè lèi | all categories |
| 各方 | gè fāng | all parties (in a dispute etc) |
| 各处 | gè chù | every place |
| 各人 | gè rén | each one |
| 各色 | gè sè | all kinds |
| 加尔各答 | jiā ěr gè dá | Calcutta (India) |
| 各界 | gè jiè | all walks of life |
| 各异 | gè yì | all different |
| 各得其所 | gè dé qí suǒ | (idiom) each in the correct place |
| 各奔东西 | gè bèn dōng xī | to go separate ways (idiom) |
各 appears in 69 compound words: 62 as the first character, 6 as the last, and 32 in a middle position. Compound statistics computed from SUBTLEX-CH and HSK 3.0 vocabulary data.
Strongest Collocations
Characters that most frequently co-occur with 各 in natural Chinese text, ranked by NPMI (Normalized Pointwise Mutual Information) — a statistical measure of association strength.
Idioms & Chengyu (25)
Puerto Rico (a commonwealth, island and dependent territory of the United States in the Caribbean)
to go separate ways (idiom); to part ways with sb; Taiwan pr. [ge4 ben1 dong1 xi1]
everyone gets what he or she needs; everyone or everything receives a suitable arrangement; each in his proper place
each person performs their respective role or goes to their own place; on your marks!; take your position!
everyone gets what he or she needs; everyone or everything receives a suitable arrangement; each in his proper place
each person performs their respective role or goes to their own place; on your marks!; take your position!
Showing 12 of 25 idioms containing 各.
Example Sentences
各部门要密切配合，共同完成这项任务。
Gè bùmén yào mìqiè péihé, gòngtóng wánchéng zhè xiàng rènwu.
All departments must cooperate closely to complete this task together.
...全球徵15%关税 巴西总统鲁拉吁平等对待各国
. . . quán qiú 徵 guān shuì bā xī zǒng tǒng lǔ lā xū píng děng duì dài gè guó
...Global 15% Tariff: Brazilian President Lula Calls for Equal Treatment of All Nations
...違憲「貿易協議還有效?」 專家曝1關鍵:各國不敢撤回
. . . 違 憲 貿 yì 協 議 還 yǒu xiào ? 專 jiā pù 關 鍵 gè 國 bù gǎn chè huí
Is the unconstitutional trade agreement still valid? Experts reveal one key factor: countries dare not withdraw.
春节假期第八天全国各地迎返程车流客流高峰
chūn jié jiǎ qī dì bā tiān quán guó gè dì yíng fǎn chéng chē liú kè liú gāo fēng
The eighth day of the Spring Festival holiday across the country to meet the peak of return traffic and passenger flow
商业船舶正从全球各地驶往伊朗港口
shāng yè chuán bó zhèng cóng quán qiú gè dì shǐ wǎng yī lǎng gǎng kǒu
Commercial ships are sailing to Iranian ports from all over the globe
...阿仙奴作客4:1勝熱刺 伊斯及基奧基尼斯各入兩球
. . . ā xiān nú zuò kè 勝 熱 cì yī sī jí jī 奧 jī ní sī gè rù 兩 qiú
... Arsenal beat Tottenham Hotspur 4-1, with Isles and Keokinis scoring twice each.
在座各位有人听过诺曼芬克尔斯坦吗？
Zàizuò gèwèi yǒurén tīng guo nuò màn fēn kè ěr sī tǎn ma?
Has anyone here in the classroom heard about Norman Finkelstein?
祝各位高中统考顺利！
Zhù gèwèi gāozhōng tǒngkǎo shùnlì!
I am wishing every high school student good luck on their exams!
她养各种不同的宠物。
Tā yǎng gèzhǒng bùtóng de chǒngwù.
She kept various kinds of pets.
国家不同，习俗各异。
Guójiā bùtóng, xísú gè yì.
Social customs vary from country to country.
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