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  3. 哥
HSK 1noun

哥

gē

哥 (gē) means “elder brother”. It is an HSK 1 Chinese character in the HSK 3.0 vocabulary.

Stroke order

Practice writing

Example

我哥比我高。

Wǒ gē bǐ wǒ gāo.

My older brother is taller than me.

Words containing 哥

哥哥gē geolder brother大哥dà gēeldest brother; big brother (polite address for a man of about the same age as oneself); gang leader; boss帅哥shuài gēhandsome guy; lady-killer; handsome (form of address)

More HSK 1 vocabulary

HSK 1 →
爱àito love; to be fond of; to like; affection; to be inclined (to do sth); to tend to (happen)的deof; ~'s (possessive particle); (used after an attribute); (used to form a nominal expression); (used at the end of a declarative sentence for emphasis); also pr. [dì] or [di] in poetry and songs八bāeight; 8爸爸bà ba(coll.) father; dad了le(completed action marker); (modal particle indicating change of state, situation now); (modal particle intensifying preceding clause)我wǒI; me; my杯子bēi zicup; glass是shìto be (followed by substantives only); correct; right; true; (respectful acknowledgement of a command) very well; (adverb for emphatic assertion)你好nǐ hǎohello北京běi jīngBeijing, capital of the People's Republic of China你nǐyou (informal, as opposed to courteous 您)在zàito exist; to be alive; (of sb or sth) to be (located) at; (used before a verb to indicate an action in progress)

Frequently asked questions

What does 哥 mean?
哥 (gē) means “elder brother”. It is an HSK 1 word.
How is 哥 pronounced?
哥 is pronounced “gē” in pinyin.
What HSK level is 哥?
哥 belongs to HSK 1 in the HSK 3.0 vocabulary.
How do you write 哥?
Follow the stroke-order animation above; 哥 is written using standard stroke order. Practice it in the writing trainer.

Updated: 2026-07-18