葛

gé · Gě

kudzu (Pueraria lobata) · hemp cloth

Radical: 艹 Strokes: 12

Structure: Top small, bottom largeFrequency: Common

Same radical

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Same radical

花节草落营英药苦菜蒙荣藏薄荒若

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Character Decomposition

葛=艹+曷

Etymology

plant

Meanings2 pronunciations

gé

kudzu (Pueraria lobata)

hemp cloth

Gě

surname Ge

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Words with 葛 86 total

hemp cloth葛布gé bù starch of pueraria root · arrowroot flour葛粉gé fěn hemp headcloth葛巾gé jīn tangle of vines · fig. complications葛藤gé téng connection · association · involvement瓜葛guā gé entanglement · dispute纠葛jiū gé two-character surname Zhuge诸葛Zhū gě (dialect) (loanword) to boycott杯葛bēi gé Ge You (1957-), Chinese actor葛优Gě Yōu Comoros (Tw)葛摩Gě mó tuber of the kudzu vine (Pueraria lobata), used in Chinese medicine葛根gé gēn Ge Hong (283–363), Jin dynasty Daoist and alchemist, author of 抱朴子葛洪Gě Hóng Zhuge Liang (181–234), military leader and prime minister of Shu Han during the Three Kingdoms period · the main hero of the fictional Romance of Three Kingdoms, where he is portrayed as a sage and military genius · (fig.) a mastermind诸葛亮Zhū gě Liàng

Idioms with 葛 9 total Chain

lit. three ignorant cobblers add up to a genius (idiom); fig. collective wisdom · wisdom of the masses exceeds that of any individual三个臭皮匠，赛过诸葛亮sān gè chòu pí jiang , sài guò Zhū gě Liàng person who is wise after the event事后诸葛亮shì hòu Zhū gě Liàng

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