咯 (gē) - Onomatopoeic particle indicating laughter, confirmation, or conclusion & also used in words for coughing or vomiting.

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gē ｜ 9 strokes ｜ radical:

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咯 · gē

Onomatopoeic particle indicating laughter, confirmation, or conclusion;

also used in words for coughing or vomiting.

Onomatopoeic particle indicating laughter, confirmation, or conclusionalso used in words for coughing or vomiting.

Usage highlights

Coughing up bloodChicken cluckingLaughing soundClicking soundVomitingConclusion particle

Synonyms

  • 笑— laugh (more general term for laughter)
  • 咳— cough (more common character for coughing)

Usage & contexts

Examples

  • He laughed heartily (咯咯笑).
  • That's it, that's all (咯).
  • The chicken clucked (咯咯叫).
  • He coughed up blood (咯血).

Collocations

  • Coughing up blood(咯血)
  • Chicken clucking(咯咯叫)
  • Laughing sound(咯咯笑)
  • Clicking sound(咯噔)
  • Vomiting(咯吐)
  • Conclusion particle(咯)

Idioms

  • No specific idioms with 咯 as primary character

Cultural background

FAQ
  • Used as a sentence-final particle in some Chinese dialects to indicate confirmation or conclusion
  • Common in onomatopoeic expressions for sounds like laughter, clucking, or coughing

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