歌

gē

variant of 歌[ge1]

breath-release (欠) + gē sound (哥) = song

欠 depicts a person opening their mouth to exhale or yawn — the body's act of releasing breath. That breath-release becomes the expressive, melodic exhale of singing, while 哥 lends the sound gē.

哥+欠→歌

哥Elder brotherPhonetic

欠To yawnSemantic

Words with 歌

K歌

k gē

karaoke (slang)

恋歌

liàn gē

love song

连歌

lián gē

renga

金胸歌鸲

jīn xiōng gē qú

(bird species of China) firethroat (Calliope pectardens)

陈凯歌

chén kǎi gē

Chen Kaige (1952-), Chinese movie director

雅歌

yǎ gē

part of the Book of Songs 詩經|诗经

离歌

lí gē

(sad) farewell song

颂歌

sòng gē

carol

黑胸歌鸲

hēi xiōng gē qú

(bird species of China) Himalayan rubythroat (Calliope pectoralis)

高歌

gāo gē

to sing loudly

高歌猛进

gāo gē měng jìn

to advance singing loudly (idiom); triumphant progress

斗牛士之歌

dòu niú shì zhī gē

Toreador Song (Votre toast, je peux vous le rendre), famous aria from opera Carmen 卡門|卡门 by Georges Bizet