哥哥
HSK 1 (exam 2025)HSK 1 (2021)Old HSK 2
哥哥 (gēge) · older brother
哥哥 (gēge) means “older brother”. It is written with 1 character: 哥 (elder brother). It is an HSK 1 word in the current exam syllabus (2025).
How 哥哥 is built
The characters
哥 gē · elder brother
What 哥 is made of
- 可kě — may
- 丁dīng — male adult
- 口kǒu — mouth
- 冂 — frame
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 可kě — may
- 丁dīng — male adult
- 口kǒu — mouth
- 冂 — frame
- 一 — horizontal stroke
Origin hint: One person talking 可 over another 可 (from the Make Me a Hanzi dataset; treat as a memory aid where history is uncertain)
Example sentences
我哥哥在北京工作。Wǒ gēge zài Běijīng gōngzuò.My older brother works in Beijing.
你哥哥多大了？Nǐ gēge duōdà le?How old is your older brother?
Questions about 哥哥
What does 哥哥 mean?
哥哥 (gēge) means “older brother”.
How do you pronounce 哥哥?
哥哥 is pronounced gēge.
Which HSK level is 哥哥?
哥哥 is in HSK 1 (exam 2025) and HSK 1 (2021) and Old HSK 2.
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Learn 哥哥 with its group
It is part of HSK 1 (2021) · Group 10: a short group with quick checks and spaced repeats.