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各 gè each

each; every

How to remember 各: 夂 pursue + 口 mouth = each. The kids pursue the ice cream van down the street, and the driver fills every open mouth, one cone for each.

  • 209. most frequent character
  • HSK 4
  • 6 strokes
  • Radical 口

Component breakdown

各 = 夂 pursue + 口 mouth

  • 夂 pursue
  • 口 mouth
The Gushi story

The kids pursue the ice cream van down the street, and the driver fills every open mouth, one cone for each.

How it came to be

A foot coming down towards an opening, arriving rather than leaving, with the doorway below it. Everyone who arrives arrives separately.

How it is used

  • "Each / every" of a set - 各个 (gègè) each one, 各种 (gèzhǒng) all kinds of, 各地 (gèdì) all localities.
  • 各 stresses that members are considered separately: 各有各的想法 (gè yǒu gè de xiǎngfǎ) each has their own idea.
  • 各自 (gèzì) = each on their own: 各自回家 (gèzì huíjiā) everyone went home separately. Politely address a crowd as 各位 (gèwèi).

Characters built with 各

Words with 各

Example sentences

  • 他们各自工作。 Tāmen gèzì gōngzuò.Each of them is working.
  • 他们出售各种商品。 Tāmen chūshòu gè zhǒng shāngpǐn.They sell all kinds of goods.