歌
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song (CL:首[shou3],支[zhi1]); (bound form) to sing
- HSK 3.0
- Level 1
- Old HSK
- Level 2
- Strokes
- 14
- Radical
- 欠 +10
- Structure
- Left–right 左右
- Traditional
- 歌
- Common rank
- #679
- Unicode
- U+6B4C
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Formation & memory
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Words with 歌
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| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 唱歌 | to sing a song | |
| 歌罗西书 | Epistle of St Paul to the Colossians | |
| 口水歌 | bubblegum pop song; cover song | |
| 歌利亚 | Goliath | |
| 主打歌 | (music) lead single; the main song promoted from an album | |
| 歌罗西 | Colossia | |
| 民歌手 | folk singer | |
| 和歌山 | Wakayama (prefecture in Japan) | |
| 斗牛士之歌 | Toreador Song (Votre toast, je peux vous le rendre), famous aria from opera Carmen 卡門|卡门 b… | |
| 对酒当歌 | lit. sing to accompany wine (idiom); fig. life is short, make merry while you can | |
| 歌子 | song | |
| 国歌 | national anthem | |
| 山歌 | folk song; mountain song | |
| 儿歌 | nursery rhyme | |
| 歌儿 | song | |
| 歌手 | singer | |
| 高歌 | to sing loudly; to lift one's voice in song | |
| 歌德 | Johann Wolfgang von Goethe (1749–1832), German poet and playwright | |
| 歌德 | to sing the praises of sb | |
| 红歌 | Chinese communist or revolutionary song |