懂中文 Dong Chinese

葛

gé, gě

edible bean

Phonosemantic compound. 艹 represents the meaning and 曷 represents the sound.

Components
艹 meaning component

艹  Meaning component

cao, cǎo

  

grass

艹 is a component form of 艸.

曷 sound component

曷  Sound component

hé

  

why? what? where?

Evolution

葛 Seal script Shuowen (~100 AD)

Seal script

Shuowen (~100 AD)
葛 Clerical script Western Jin dynasty (266-316 AD)

Clerical script

Western Jin dynasty (266-316 AD)
葛 Regular script Modern

Regular script

Modern
Definitions

葛  

gé

edible bean; surname; kudzu (Pueraria lobata); hemp cloth

葛  

Gě

surname Ge

Most common words with 葛
Freq.
Word
Meaning

葛

hemp cloth

诸葛亮

mastermind

瓜葛

interconnected

纠葛

dispute

葛优

Ge You (1957-), Chinese actor

Component uses

Sound component in 1 character (0 verified)

噶