噶

gá
口 + 葛

Definitions

gá phonetic ga (used in rendering Tibetan and Mongolian sounds); Tibetan Ge: language of Buddha; (dialect) final particle similar to 了[le] (esp. in Yunnan)

Etymology

Phonosemantic compound. 口 represents the meaning and 葛 represents the sound.

Semantic: 口 Phonetic: 葛

About

The character 噶 is a phono-semantic compound. Its left radical 口 (mouth) suggests a link to vocalization, while the right component 葛 provides the phonetic element. Created primarily for transliteration, it represents non-Chinese syllables, especially from Tibetan or Mongolian. It appears in transliterated place names, religious terms, and historical titles related to Tibetan Buddhism and Qing administration. As its function is phonetic transcription, 噶 has no independent meaning in standard Chinese beyond these specific borrowed nouns.

Example Sentences Hide

他是一位噶伦。

Tā shì yī wèi gá lún.

He is a Galun.

噶伦来自西藏。

Gá lún lái zì Xīzàng.

The Galun comes from Tibet.

噶举派是佛教的一个流派。

Gá jǔ pài shì fójiào de yī gè liúpài.

The Kagyu school is a sect of Buddhism.

他学习了噶举派的教义。

Tā xuéxí le gá jǔ pài de jiàoyì.

He studied the teachings of the Kagyu school.

昨天我们讨论了噶伦的历史。

Zuótiān wǒmen tǎolùn le gá lún de lìshǐ.

Yesterday we discussed the history of the Galun.

如果你去西藏，可以参观噶举派的寺庙。

Rúguǒ nǐ qù Xīzàng, kěyǐ cānguān gá jǔ pài de sìmiào.

If you go to Tibet, you can visit the temples of the Kagyu school.

那位著名的噶伦编写了一本重要的历史书。

Nà wèi zhùmíng de gá lún biānxiě le yī běn zhòngyào de lìshǐ shū.

That famous Galun compiled an important history book.

尽管噶举派在西藏历史悠久，但它在全球范围内也有许多信徒。

Jǐnguǎn gá jǔ pài zài Xīzàng lìshǐ yōujiǔ, dàn tā zài quánqiú fànwéi nèi yě yǒu xǔduō xìntú.

Although the Kagyu school has a long history in Tibet, it also has many followers worldwide.

Related Characters

Component: 口

中 和 可 后 如 同 只 知 高 问 向 或 加 合

Component: 葛

轕 臈 䗶 擖

Example Words

噶喇 噶拉 噶噶 噶尔 噶当派 坦噶尼喀