哥 10 strokes

哥 gē — older brother

10 strokes · radical 口 · HSK 1

How it is used

Chinese has no single word for "brother". 哥 is specifically an older one; a younger one is 弟. Age is built into the vocabulary, not added as an adjective.

Custom and usage, in the settings where it applies.

Chinese has no single word for "brother".

Words it turns up in

哥哥

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哥 gē — older brother

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哥 — gē