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PINYIN INITIAL G

Chinese characters starting with G

Explore 400 Chinese characters whose standard Pinyin begins with G. Open any character to hear its pronunciation, watch the stroke order, and create a printable practice sheet.

Examples in this index: 高 (gāo), 个 (gè), 哥 (gē), 歌 (gē), 给 (gěi), 工 (gōng).

PINYIN SYLLABLES

Pronunciations starting with G

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gāo10 strokeshigh3 strokes(classifier used before a noun that has no specific classifier)10 strokeselder brother14 strokessonggěi9 strokestogōng3 strokesworkgōng4 strokespublicgǒu8 strokesdogguān6 strokesmountain passguì9 strokesexpensiveguó8 strokescountry; nation; stateguǒ8 strokesfruitgào7 strokes(bound form) to say; to tellgēn13 strokesheelguǎn11 strokesbuildingguò6 strokesto crossgài13 strokes(bound form) general; approximategāi8 strokesshouldgǎn13 strokesto feelgān3 strokesdrygāng6 strokeshardgāo16 strokescakegēn10 strokesrootgèng7 strokesto change or replacegòng6 strokescommon9 strokeshappening10 strokessurname Guguā5 strokesmelon; gourd; squashguā8 strokesto scrapeguài8 strokesbewilderingguàn11 strokesaccustomed togǎi7 strokesto changegǎn10 strokesto overtake; to catch up withgǎn11 strokesto daregāng9 strokessteelgāo14 strokesointment10 strokessquare6 strokeseach10 strokesused in 胳肢窩|胳肢窝[ga1zhi5wo1]gòng8 strokesto lay (sacrificial offerings)gōng5 strokesmeritorious deed or servicegòu8 strokesto buygòu11 strokesenough (sufficient)13 strokesdrum7 strokesto estimate8 strokespaternal auntguà9 strokesto hang; to suspend (from a hook etc)guǎn14 strokesto take care (of)guān6 strokesto look atguàng10 strokesto stroll广guǎng3 strokeswideguāng6 strokeslight; ray (CL:道[dao4])guī8 strokescompassgài11 strokeslidgǎo13 strokesto do9 strokesanimal hide12 strokesto separategòng7 strokesto offer tributegōng10 strokesrespectfulgòu8 strokesto constructgōu7 strokesditch8 strokeshard5 strokesancientguān9 strokeshatguì8 strokescupboardguī13 strokes(semiprecious stone)gǔn13 strokesto boilguǒ14 strokesto wrap aroundguō12 strokespot; pan; wok; cauldron7 strokes(bound form) embarrassing; awkwardgān7 strokesliver (CL:葉|叶[ye4])gān13 strokesused in 尷尬|尴尬[gan1ga4]gǎng7 strokes(bound form) hillock; moundgǎng12 strokesharbor稿gǎo15 strokesmanuscript12 strokesto cutgǒng6 strokessurname Gonggōng7 strokesto attackgōng9 strokespalace8 strokesthigh9 strokesbone8 strokesloneguǎi8 strokesto turn (a corner etc)guàn8 strokesto pierce throughguàn23 strokescanguān8 strokesgovernment officialguì13 strokesto kneelguǐ6 strokes(bound form) rail; track; course; pathguī5 strokesto returnguī7 strokestortoise; turtlegùn12 strokesstick; rod; truncheongài4 strokesto beg for almsgài9 strokescalcium (chemistry)gài12 strokesto irrigategān5 strokessurname Gangān7 strokesstick竿gān9 strokespolegàng7 strokescoffin-bearing pole (old)gāng7 strokeshead rope of a fishing netgāng9 strokesjar9 strokespavilion (usu. two-storied)15 strokesskeleton4 strokesdagger-axe8 strokespimple11 strokespigeon; dove12 strokesto placegěng10 strokesto choke with emotiongěng10 strokes(literary) bright; brilliantgēng10 strokesto plowgǒng9 strokesto cup one's hands in salutegōng3 strokesa bow (weapon)gōng10 strokes(literary) body (of a human, esp. the torso)gǒu8 strokes(literary) if indeedgōu4 strokesto attractgōu9 strokesto hook12 strokesto employ7 strokesgrain8 strokes(onom.) for the sound of a bird, an empty stomach etc11 strokes(bound form) mushroom12 strokescrimeguà8 strokesdivinatory diagramguǎ14 strokesfewguāi8 strokes(of a child) obedient, well-behavedguàn20 strokesto irrigateguān12 strokescoffinguì10 strokessurname Guiguǐ8 strokes(bound form) sly; craftyguǐ9 strokesdisembodied spirit; ghost; devilguī9 strokessmall arched door6 strokesgadolinium (chemistry)9 strokestoy formed of a spindle with two sharp ends15 strokesphonetic ga (used in rendering Tibetan and Mongolian sounds)5 strokeslittle (dialect)14 strokescackling sound6 strokesused in 旮旯[ga1 la2]gài12 strokesChinese charactergài13 strokesinfringe upon a trade markgài14 strokesChinese charactergǎi10 strokeshydroxylamine (chemistry)gāi8 strokesstepgāi9 strokesboundarygāi10 strokescompletegāi13 strokesChinese charactergāi13 strokesChinese charactergàn7 strokessunsetgàn8 strokesviolet or purplegàn10 strokesdawn (archaic)gàn11 strokesname of a rivergàn11 strokesChinese charactergàn13 strokesChinese charactergàn21 strokesabbr. for Jiangxi Province 江西省[Jiang1 xi1 Sheng3]gàn24 strokesChinese charactergǎn8 strokesstalks of graingǎn11 strokesChinese charactergǎn12 strokesChinese charactergǎn14 strokesplace namegǎn14 strokesChinese charactergǎn15 strokesused in 橄欖|橄榄[gan3lan3]gǎn16 strokesto roll (dough etc)gān8 strokescruciblegān8 strokesslop from rinsing ricegān8 strokesused in 矸石[gan1shi2]gān8 strokeslicoricegān9 strokeslarge tangerinegān10 strokesricketsgān10 strokesanhydridegān17 strokesChinese charactergàng13 strokesChinese charactergàng14 strokesChinese charactergàng25 strokessimplegǎng11 strokesChinese charactergāng4 strokesridgegāng7 strokesused in 脫疘|脱肛[tuo1gang1]gāng8 strokesChinese charactergāng10 strokesChinese charactergāng10 strokesstars of the Big Dipper that constitute the tail of the dippergāng14 strokesChinese charactergāng16 strokesChinese charactergào9 strokesto enjoingào9 strokessurname Gaogào12 strokeszirconium (chemistry)gào15 strokesChinese charactergǎo8 strokeshighgǎo13 strokesplain white silkgǎo14 strokesChinese charactergǎo14 strokesdried up (wood)gǎo16 strokesChinese charactergǎo17 strokesChinese charactergǎo18 strokesChinese charactergāo10 strokesbankgāo10 strokeslambgāo14 strokeswater pulleygāo14 strokes(bound form) testiclegāo16 strokespole for punting boats10 strokesearthen pot13 strokeshiccup13 strokesdry clay lump14 strokesto hug14 strokesdiaphragm (anatomy)14 strokesChinese character15 strokescadmium (chemistry)9 strokesflea10 strokesChinese character11 strokes(coll.) (of sth hard or rough) to press against some part of one's body causing discomfort (like a small stone in one's shoe)11 strokeschromium (chemistry)14 strokesChinese character10 strokesexcellent11 strokesbarge12 strokeskudzu (Pueraria lobata)6 strokes(phonetic)9 strokesto cough up9 strokesused in 餎餷|饹馇[ge1 zha5]11 strokesgusset17 strokesChinese character鴿17 strokesChinese charactergěi12 strokesChinese charactergén9 strokesfunnygèn6 strokesextending all the way acrossgèn6 strokesChinese charactergèn6 strokesbluntgèn9 strokesranunculusgěng10 strokesstrip of high groundgěng10 strokes(literary) well rope (for drawing water)gěng11 strokesbranchgěng15 strokesto choke on a piece of foodgēng8 strokesagegēng12 strokesto continue (as a song)gēng13 strokesused in 鶬鶊|鸧鹒[cang1geng1]gēng19 strokessoupgēng19 strokesChinese charactergòng10 strokesused for transcription in 嗊吥|唝吥[Gong4 bu4]gòng10 strokesChinese charactergòng13 strokesChinese charactergǒng3 strokeshands joinedgǒng7 strokesmercury (chemistry)gǒng10 strokespostgǒng10 strokes(gem)gǒng15 strokesChinese charactergōng4 strokesold variant of 肱[gong1]gōng8 strokesupper armgōng10 strokesChinese charactergōng10 strokesused in 蜈蚣[wu2gong1]gōng11 strokessurname Gonggōng13 strokesbiggōng22 strokesChinese charactergòu8 strokesdisgracegòu9 strokesdirtgòu10 strokesinner rooms of palacegòu11 strokesChinese charactergòu13 strokesto marrygòu13 strokesto draw a bow to the fullgòu13 strokesChinese charactergòu13 strokesmeet unexpectedlygòu14 strokesChinese charactergòu14 strokescompletegòu17 strokesChinese charactergǒu8 strokesname of a hill in Hunangǒu9 strokesbentgǒu11 strokesbasket for trapping fishgōu7 strokesused in 佝僂|佝偻[gou1 lou2]gōu12 strokesrope attached to a sword hiltgōu12 strokesChinese charactergōu13 strokesChinese charactergōu13 strokesChinese charactergōu16 strokesbamboo frame for drying clothesgōu19 strokesChinese character11 strokessteep-sided flat-topped mountain11 strokesbraces (med.)11 strokesshed or pen for cattle13 strokesobstinate disease13 strokesobstinate disease14 strokesChinese character16 strokesChinese character16 strokesXenocypris, genus of cyprinid fish found in eastern Asia21 strokesChinese character4 strokesChinese character6 strokesclean7 strokesconfused7 strokesto comment9 strokesbullock10 strokesto implicate10 strokes(chemistry) cobalt (Taiwan pr. [gu1])11 strokesarch. legendary venomous insect13 strokesChinese character14 strokesgood fortune15 strokesChinese character17 strokesdropsical17 strokesChinese character18 strokesblind21 strokesChinese character23 strokesChinese character8 strokesto buy9 strokeswheel10 strokespartridge11 strokesManchurian wild rice (Zizania latifolia), now rare in the wild, formerly harvested for its grain, now mainly cultivated for its edible stem known as 茭白筍|茭白笋[jiao1bai2sun3], which is swollen by a smut fungus11 strokesChinese character12 strokesgoblet12 strokesChinese character12 strokesto deal in liquors13 strokeswheel14 strokeshoop16 strokesChinese characterguà8 strokesto deceiveguà11 strokesChinese characterguà12 strokesto hinderguà13 strokes(bound form) Chinese-style unlined garment; gown詿guà13 strokesChinese characterguǎ5 strokesChinese characterguǎ9 strokescut off the flesh as punishmentguǎ11 strokesChinese characterguā8 strokescrying sound of childguā9 strokesguanidineguā10 strokesJuniperus chinensisguā11 strokesused in 老鴰|老鸹[lao3gua5]guā15 strokesChinese characterguā17 strokesChinese characterguài4 strokesdecisiveguàn4 strokesarchaic variant of 貫|贯[guan4]guàn5 strokestwo tufts of hairguàn11 strokesto flingguàn11 strokes(classical) to boilguàn11 strokesChinese characterguàn14 strokesChinese characterguàn16 strokesto wash (especially hands)guàn17 strokes(archaic) storkguàn22 strokescraneguǎn13 strokessurname Guanguǎn16 strokesChinese characterguān10 strokeskeeper of domestic animalsguān18 strokeswidowerguān19 strokesChinese characterguān21 strokesChinese characterguān25 strokesChinese characterguàng10 strokeswoven wood and bamboo utensilguǎng6 strokesroughguǎng15 strokesChinese characterguǎng18 strokesChinese characterguāng9 strokes(onom.) bangguāng10 strokesused in 膀胱[pang2guang1]guì8 strokesto amputateguì8 strokescutguì10 strokesChinese juniper (Juniperus chinensis)guì12 strokesbamboo (archaic)guì12 strokesChinese characterguì15 strokesChinese characterguì17 strokesChinese characterguì18 strokesChinese characterguì23 strokesChinese characterguì24 strokesminnowguǐ5 strokestraitor氿guǐ5 strokesmountain springguǐ7 strokes(literary) shelfguǐ8 strokessmall boxguǐ9 strokestenth of the ten Heavenly Stems 十天干[shi2 tian1 gan1]guǐ9 strokesChinese characterguǐ11 strokesChinese characterguǐ12 strokessundialguǐ13 strokesChinese characterguǐ17 strokesancient bronze food vessel with a round mouth and two or four handlesguī6 strokesjade tablet, square at the base and rounded or pointed at the top, held by the nobility at ceremoniesguī7 strokessurname Guiguī9 strokesto comply withguī11 strokessilicon (chemistry)guī11 strokesChinese characterguī14 strokesChinese characterguī14 strokestroutguī17 strokesChinese characterguī18 strokesChinese characterguī18 strokesChinese charactergǔn1 strokesradical in Chinese characters (Kangxi radical 2)gǔn10 strokesimperial robegǔn11 strokescordgǔn11 strokesChinese charactergǔn12 strokesrollergǔn14 strokesChinese charactergǔn14 strokesChinese charactergǔn15 strokesrollergǔn15 strokesChinese charactergǔn15 strokesGun, mythical father of Yu the Great 大禹[Da4 Yu3]guó11 strokesChinese characterguó11 strokescap worn by womenguó11 strokesto slapguó14 strokesChinese characterguó14 strokesChinese characterguó15 strokesChinese characterguó15 strokessurname Guoguó17 strokes(literary) to cut off the left ear of a slain enemyguò12 strokesChinese characterguǒ12 strokesouter coffinguǒ14 strokesChinese characterguǒ14 strokesused in 蜾蠃[guo3luo3]guō7 strokeslopsidedguō10 strokescrucibleguō10 strokessurname Guoguō11 strokesname of a mountainguō11 strokesmonkeyguō12 strokesraucousguō14 strokessmall green cicada or frog (meaning unclear, possibly onom.)guō17 strokesChinese characterguō17 strokesChinese character

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