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大哥

dà gē

HSK 3.0 · 4

Yue Tan · University of Caen; © 2009 Yue Tan. MP3 preparation: Hugo Lopez / audio-cmn · CC BY-SA 3.0 US

dà gē · daai6 go1 (Jyutping)

  1. eldest brother
  2. big brother (polite address for a man of about the same age as oneself)
  3. gang leader; boss

Definitions: CC-CEDICT contributors · CC BY-SA 4.0 · snapshot 2026-10-09. Display: consolidated readings, linked characters and marked pinyin. Original data

Character breakdown

大

Meaning
big, great, vast, large, high
Radical
大
Strokes
3
Components
⿻一人
Cangjie
K
Four-corner
4003.0

哥

Meaning
elder brother
Radical
口
Strokes
10
Components
⿱可可
Cangjie
MRNR
Four-corner
1062.1

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