to bear
擱 is a 17 stroke, traditional Chinese character and is pronounced as gē in the first tone, however it can also be pronounced as gé.
In simplified Chinese the character 搁 is used.
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Pronunciation
We found 2 pronunciations for 擱
Definitions for 擱 pronounced as gē
- to place
- to put aside
- to shelve
Definitions for 擱 pronounced as gé
- to bear
- to stand
- to endure
Vocabulary
The most common words for 擱 — see all
- to be stranded (of ship)
- to run aground
- fig. to run into difficulties and stop
- to shelve
- to set aside
- to tarry
- to delay
- to stop over