GE

各, spoken ge(4) = various, can be the sound-defining element in characters spoken 'ge', 'ke', as well as 'luo'.

ge(1)

哥 = an endearing designation for an elder male acquaintance

哥哥 = ge(1)ge-) = brother (elder sibling)

Please note: even if the reference is only to one older brother, it's not just 哥, but 哥哥.

An alternative, less widely used word for older brother is:

兄 = xiong(1) = elder brother

However, this word / character is never used alone; common combinations are:

兄弟 = xiong(1)di(4) = brothers (if there is at least one older and one younger)

兄长 = xiong(1)zhang(3) = brother, brothers (if he or all are older)

If only younger brothers are around, the following is used:

弟弟 = di(4)di = younger brother, younger brothers

帅哥 = shuai(4) ge(1) = handsome older brother

ge(2)

革 = leather, to remove somebody from office / this character, when spoken as 'ge' in the second tone, has the above-listed two completely unrelated meanings; because the Chinese language only has some 400 morphemes, those wanting to learn the language better get used to the mathematical necessity that Chinese morphemes have vastly different meanings; on the other hand, there would be no mathematical necessity for the existence of just one character for the meanings 'leather' and 'to remove somebody from office'

革命 = ge(2)ming(4) = revolution

命 = ming(4) = command, order

格 = pattern, style

价格 = jia(4)ge(2) = price

There is no genuine logical reason why the 'ge(2)' character is added to the word for price, and in many written combinations, such as 'low price', the 'jia(4)' is used alone. But in colloqial usage, 'jia(4)ge(2)' is preferred over just 'jia(4)'.

ge(3)

ge(4)

个 = (general classifier), individual

While 个 can mean 'individual', it is almost always used as classifier; as classifier, it can mean 'person' or 'thing'. In Chinese, one cannot count: one man, two men, etc. Instead, one counts: one 'person' man, 一个男人 = yi(1) ge(4) nan(2) ren(2), two 'person' man, etc. Likewise, not 'one hour', but 一个小时 = yi(1) ge(4) xiau(3) shi(2). The classifier depends on what is counted. If one doesn't know the specific classifier, one can use 个.

个人 = ge(4)ren(2) = personal; one's own

An important structure to denote private ownership of things; sample sentence:

你有你的个人的内裤,或你和你的妹妹共用内裤?

Ni(3) you(3) ni(3)de(-) ge(4)ren(2)de(-) nei(4)ku(4), huo(4) ni(3) he(2) ni(3)de(-) mei(4)mei(-) gong(4)yong(4) nei(4)ku(4)?

Do you have your own panties, or do you and your younger sister share the same panties?