葛 (gé) — surname
Definition
Examples
- 葛。Wǒ xìng gé.My surname is Ge.
- 葛。Tā shì gé lǎo shī.He is Teacher Ge.
- 葛。gé Xiān sheng zài bàn gōng shì děng nǐ.Mr. Ge is waiting for you in the office.
Origin
Sound + meaning六书liùshū
形声xíngshēngMost characters — around four in five — are built this way: one part hints at the meaning, the other at the pronunciation.
Meaning part形符xíngfú
艹Written in full as艸cǎo
Sound part声符shēngfú
曷
曷hé葛gé
Close in sound todayThe sound part was a clue two thousand years ago — it often still helps, but not always.
葛 uses 艹 to show it is a plant and 曷 for its sound.
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