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Chinese Character/Word:

Definition(s) for: 伽

Hanzi Pinyin Definition(s)
伽 gā - used in the transliteration of Greek letters
伽 jiā - traditionally used as phonetic for "ga"
伽 qié - used to transliterate Sanskrit "gha"

List Ranking for: 伽

Where rank 1 is most common, and higher numbers are less common.

HSK 2 Level (2012) HSK 3 Band (2025) SUBTLEX-CH BeijingUni Global BeijingUni Weibo
- - 6,206 18,264 11,362

Character Breakdown:

Decomposition:

⿰ 亻 加

Radical:

亻

Type:

Pictophonetic

Phonetic:

加

Semantic:

亻

Hint:

Person

Other Words Containing 伽

Sorted by the 'SUBTLEX-CH' rank because that seems like the most reliable. Words without a SUBTLEX-CH rank are ignored for being too rare.

Word HSK 2 Level (2012) HSK 3 Band (2025) SUBTLEX-CH BeijingUni Global BeijingUni Weibo
伽 - - 6,206 18,264 11,362
伽利略 - - 21,521 44,417 65,401
伽马射线 - - 32,142 - -
伽马 - - 50,186 - -
伽玛 - - 62,858 56,709 49,968
伽师 - - 90,372 - -