葛

gě · gé

surname Ge

Radical: 艹 Strokes: 12

Structure: Top small, bottom largeFrequency: Common

Same radical

花节草落营英药苦菜蒙荣藏

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

Meanings

surname Ge

Gě

kudzu (Pueraria lobata)

hemp cloth

gé

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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

Idioms with 葛 9 total

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