各 gè each
each; every
怎么记住“各”: 夂 downward foot + 口 mouth = each. The kids stamp a foot downward until the ice cream van stops, and the driver fills every open mouth, one cone for each.
部件结构
会意 · Meaning + meaning
Two or more parts whose meanings together make the new meaning.
各 = 夂 downward foot + 口 mouth
- 夂 downward foot meaning
- 口 mouth meaning
The kids stamp a foot downward until the ice cream van stops, and the driver fills every open mouth, one cone for each.
How it came to be
The oldest form is a downward foot above the mouth sign; it first meant to come or to arrive.
用法
- "Each / every" of a set: 各个 (gègè) each one, 各种 (gèzhǒng) all kinds of, 各地 (gèdì) all localities.
- 各 stresses that members are considered separately: 各有各的想法 (gè yǒu gè de xiǎngfǎ) each has their own idea.
- 各自 (gèzì) = each on their own: 各自回家 (gèzì huíjiā) everyone went home separately. Politely address a crowd as 各位 (gèwèi).
含“各”的汉字
含“各”的词语
例句
- 他们各自工作。 Tāmen gèzì gōngzuò.Each of them is working.
- 他们出售各种商品。 Tāmen chūshòu gè zhǒng shāngpǐn.They sell all kinds of goods.