ㄍ = g
ㄍ is an initial: the consonant at the start of a syllable. In pinyin it is written g.
Pinyin gIPA /k/Initial · Back of the mouth2 strokesName ㄍㄜFrom 巜
How to say it
Back of the tongue against the soft palate. No puff, like k in “skin”.
Do not mix up
ㄍ has no puff of air; ㄎ releases a strong puff. See ㄎ (k) →
Where it comes from
ㄍ comes from the character 巜. Zhuyin symbols were made from parts of old characters in the 1910s.
Stroke order, step by step
Stroke order from Taiwan’s Ministry of Education. The dot shows where the new stroke starts.
Words with ㄍ
高
ㄍㄠ
gāo · high; tall · TOCFL Novice 1
國
ㄍㄨㄛˊ
guó · country; nation · TOCFL Novice 1
中國
ㄓㄨㄥ ㄍㄨㄛˊ
zhōng guó · China; Middle Kingdom · TOCFL Novice 1
美國
ㄇㄟˇ ㄍㄨㄛˊ
měi guó · United States of America; America · TOCFL Novice 1
哥哥
ㄍㄜ ˙ㄍㄜ
gē ge · older brother; big brother · TOCFL Novice 1
個
˙ㄍㄜ
ge · general measure word for people and objects · TOCFL Novice 1
16 syllables with ㄍ
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