擱 meaning and stroke order
To place, to lay down; to delay
How to write 擱, stroke by stroke
17 strokes in order. Each box adds the next stroke in red. Write top to bottom and left to right, and finish enclosing strokes last.
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Meaning of 擱
Definitions from CC-CEDICT, grouped by pronunciation.
- to put; to place; to leave
- to put aside; to shelve; to postpone
- to add; to put in
- to bear; to stand; to endure
- Taiwan pr. [ge1]
How 擱 is built
Phono-semantic (sound + meaning) character. Hand.
扌 gives the meaning and 閣 hints at the sound.
Radical: 扌 (hand), shared by 342 characters on this site.
How to remember 擱
A hand 扌 puts something up in the pavilion 閣 (gé), which also gives the sound. Picture setting a box on a high shelf in a tower to deal with it later, so 擱 (gē) means to place or to put aside.
擱 (gē) is used in speech for putting things somewhere, especially in northern Chinese, and it appears in words like 耽擱 (dānge, to delay) and 擱置 (gēzhì, to shelve). Example: 把書擱在桌子上。(Bǎ shū gē zài zhuōzi shang.) Put the book on the table.
Common mistake: Learners often confuse 擱 with 閣 (gé, pavilion) because the right side is the same. Only 擱 has the hand 扌 on the left, and it is read in the first tone gē for the common meaning.
Common words with 擱
Ordered by HSK level, then by how often they appear in everyday Chinese.
Questions about 擱
How many strokes are in 擱?
擱 is written with 17 strokes. The diagrams on this page number every stroke in the order it is written, with the new stroke shown in red.
What does 擱 mean?
擱 (gē) means to place, to lay down; to delay. A common word with it is 耽搁 (dānge), meaning "to delay; to hold up; to tarry; to stay".
How do you pronounce 擱?
擱 is pronounced gē, in the first tone (high and level).
What is the radical of 擱?
The radical of 擱 is 扌, which carries the idea of "hand". Dictionaries list 擱 under this radical.
What is the simplified form of 擱?
擱 is a traditional character. Its simplified form is 搁, used in mainland China and Singapore.
What does 擱淺 (gēqiǎn) mean?
It literally means a ship running aground in shallow water. Figuratively it describes a plan or negotiation that has stalled, as in 計劃擱淺了 (jìhuà gēqiǎn le), the plan has stalled.
When is 擱 read gé instead of gē?
The reading gé means to bear or to endure, as in 擱不住 (gébuzhù), cannot stand. In Taiwan this sense is also pronounced gē.