各 (gè) is a Chinese character meaning “each”. It is written from 夂 (trailing foot; to go slowly) and 口 (mouth), one above the other, and takes 6 strokes.
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Structure
夂 + 口
Top–bottom structure
Structure from: hanzi-writer-data 2.0.1 modern glyph stroke inspection (上三笔 夂 + 下三笔 口，共 6 笔)
Memory aid
A foot walks in from above (夂) and stops over a mouth (口). One by one they arrive and each speaks for itself — that is 各: each, every one on its own.
This is a memory aid, not the historical origin.
Stroke order
6 strokes
In real words
- 各自gè zìeach; each one; respectively各 = gè
- 各地gè dìeverywhere; all parts of a country各 = gè
- 各种gè zhǒngall kinds of; various各 = gè
Go deeper
All readings
each; every
each; every; various; respectively
每个；各自。用在名词前，指同类中的每一个。 — studyhanzi 编写
Words with this reading
- 各自gè zìeach; each one; respectively各 = gè
- 各地gè dìeverywhere; all parts of a country各 = gè
- 各种gè zhǒngall kinds of; various各 = gè
Stroke data: hanzi-writer-data (Arphic Public License) · licenses & attributions
Questions people ask about this character
What does 各 mean?
各 (gè) means each; every; various; respectively.
How do you pronounce 各?
It is pronounced gè.
What parts is 各 made of?
夂 (trailing foot; to go slowly) and 口 (mouth), one above the other. The recorded source is: hanzi-writer-data 2.0.1 modern glyph stroke inspection (上三笔 夂 + 下三笔 口，共 6 笔). Components are the building blocks of the shape; the radical used for dictionary lookup is a separate thing.
How many strokes does 各 have?
6. You can watch the stroke order on this page, or trace it yourself.
What is the radical of 各?
口. The radical is how the character is filed in a dictionary — it is not the whole story of how the character is built.
What words use 各?
Common ones are 各自 and 各地. The reading of 各 is not the same in every word, so each word on this page shows which reading applies.