哥
gē HSK1

elder brother

  • edit character approved 哥 — "phonetic loan" by inralback19
    Hint
    Duplicate of 可, which has a similar sound. Original form of 歌 and 謌. The current meaning "elder brother" is a phonetic loan, a borrowing from Xianbei. → Duplicate of 可, which has a similar sound. The current meaning is a phonetic loan.
    Original meaning
    sing → to sing

    Changed: hint, original meaning

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  • edit character rejected 哥 — "sing" by Hsmq
    Hint
    Duplicate of 可, which has a similar sound. → Duplicate of 可, which has a similar sound. Original form of 歌 and 謌. The current meaning "elder brother" is a phonetic loan, a borrowing from Xianbei.
    Original meaning
    sing
    Components
    • 可 SoundMeaning
      • type: sound → sound, meaning

    Changed: hint, original meaning, components

    edit character by Hsmq

    rejected by inralback19

    Reviewer: "DONT MENTION "XIANBEI" JUST SAY THAT IT IS A PHONETIC LOAN AND HAVE THE ETYMOLGY"

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  • edit character approved 哥 — "verify, add source" by Peter Olson

    No field changes detected.

    Changed: verified, sources

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