懂中文 Dong Chinese

擱

gē, gé

place

Phonosemantic compound. 扌 represents the meaning and 閣 represents the sound.

Components
扌 meaning component

扌  Meaning component

shou, shǒu

  

hand

扌 is a component form of 手.

閣 sound component

閣  Sound component

gé

  

chamber

Definitions

搁 (擱) 

gē

place, put, lay down; delay; to place; to put aside; to shelve

搁 (擱) 

gé

to bear; to stand; to endure

Most common words with 擱
Freq.
Word
Meaning

耽搁

to tarry

搁

to place

搁置

to shelve

搁浅

to run aground

搁笔

to put down the pen