Usage of the character 歌

song
CL:支 (zhī),首 (shǒu)
to sing

gē

歌

[謌]

variant of 歌 (gē)

Kgē

K歌

[K歌]

karaoke (slang)

duǎngē

短歌

[短歌]

ballad

gēdān

歌单

[歌單]

playlist
song sheet

gēwǔ

歌舞

[歌舞]

singing and dancing

gēchàng

歌唱

[歌唱]

to sing

gēnü

歌女

[歌女]

female singer (archaic)

yǎgē

雅歌

[雅歌]

part of the Book of Songs 詩經／诗经
a song
a poem set to elegant music
a refined chant
the biblical Song of Solomon

gēr

歌儿

[歌兒]

song

bēigē

悲歌

[悲歌]

to sing with solemn fervor
sad, stirring song; elegy; dirge; threnody

Zhāogē

朝歌

[朝歌]

Zhaoge, capital of the Shang dynasty 商朝
Zhaoge town in Qi county 淇縣／淇县, Hebi 鶴壁／鹤壁, Henan

duìgē

对歌

[對歌]

answering phrase of duet
to sing antiphonal answer

fùgē

副歌

[副歌]

chorus
refrain

gējī

歌姬

[歌姬]

female singer

gēhóu

歌喉

[歌喉]

singing voice

gēcí

歌词

[歌詞]

song lyric
lyrics

shēnggē

笙歌

[笙歌]

music and song (formal writing)

shènggē

圣歌

[聖歌]

hymn

gāogē

高歌

[高歌]

to sing loudly
to lift one's voice in song

Yīnggē

莺歌

[鶯歌]

Yingge or Yingko town in New Taipei City 新北市 ( Xīnběishì), Taiwan

gētán

歌坛

[歌壇]

singing stage
music business (esp. pop music)

diǎngē

点歌

[點歌]

to request a song to be played
to pick a karaoke song

hégē

和歌

[和歌]

waka (style of Japanese poetry)

gēyáo

歌谣

[歌謠]

folksong
ballad
nursery rhyme

Oūgē

讴歌

[謳歌]

Acura (Honda car model)

xiàogē

校歌

[校歌]

school song

lígē

离歌

[離歌]

(sad) farewell song

tàgē

踏歌

[踏歌]

to sing and dance
general term for a round dance

érgē

儿歌

[兒歌]

nursery rhyme

míngē

民歌

[民歌]

folk song
CL:支 (zhī),首 (shǒu)

shīgē

诗歌

[詩歌]

poem
CL:本 (běn),首 (shǒu),段 (duàn)

hānggē

夯歌

[夯歌]

rammers' work chant

gēsòng

歌颂

[歌頌]

to sing the praises of
to extol
to eulogize

yāngge

秧歌

[秧歌]

Yangge, a popular rural folk dance

gētīng

歌厅

[歌廳]

karaoke hall
singing hall (venue for concerts of popular songs)

chéngē

晨歌

[晨歌]

morning chorus (birdsong)

gēzi

歌子

[歌子]

song

gēxīng

歌星

[歌星]

singing star
famous singer

gēdé

歌德

[歌德]

to sing the praises of sb

kǎigē

凯歌

[凱歌]

triumphal hymn; victory song; paean

shāngē

山歌

[山歌]

folk song
mountain song

xiángē

弦歌

[弦歌]

to sing to a string accompaniment
education (a reference to teaching the people Confucian values by means of song in ancient times)

wǎngē

挽歌

[挽歌]

a dirge
an elegy

ōugē

讴歌

[謳歌]

(literary) to celebrate in song
to eulogize

sònggē

颂歌

[頌歌]

carol

gētái

歌台

[歌台]

boisterous live show held during the Ghost Festival 中元節／中元节 ( Zhōngyuánjié) in Singapore and other parts of Southeast Asia

chànggē

唱歌

[唱歌]

to sing a song

gēshēng

歌声

[歌聲]

singing voice
fig. original voice of a poet

lǎogē

老歌

[老歌]

oldie (song)

gēyán

歌筵

[歌筵]

a feast which also has a singing performance

gēyǒng

歌咏

[歌詠]

to sing

guógē

国歌

[國歌]

national anthem

Gǔgē

谷歌

[穀歌]

variant of 谷歌 ( Gǔgē)

gēqǔ

歌曲

[歌曲]

song

liángē

连歌

[連歌]

renga

āigē

哀歌

[哀歌]

mournful song
dirge
elegy

Gǔgē

谷歌

[谷歌]

Google, Internet company and search engine

gēdié

歌碟

[歌碟]

disc
record (music)

yǎngē

演歌

[演歌]

enka (Japanese genre of sentimental ballads)

gējù

歌剧

[歌劇]

Western opera
CL:場／场 (chǎng),齣／出 (chū)

gēmí

歌迷

[歌迷]

fan of a singer

gēshǒu

歌手

[歌手]

singer

mùgē

牧歌

[牧歌]

shepherd's song
pastoral

liàngē

恋歌

[戀歌]

love song

Gēdé

歌德

[歌德]

Johann Wolfgang von Goethe (1749-1832), German poet and dramatist

gēyín

歌吟

[歌吟]

to sing
to recite

qínggē

情歌

[情歌]

love song

ōugēdōng

欧歌鸫

[歐歌鶇]

(bird species of China) song thrush (Turdus philomelos)

Gēlìyà

歌利亚

[歌利亞]

Goliath

Chén Kǎigē

陈凯歌

[陳凱歌]

Chen Kaige (1952-), Chinese movie director

kǒushuǐgē

口水歌

[口水歌]

bubblegum pop song
cover song

gējùyuàn

歌剧院

[歌劇院]

opera house

zhǔtígē

主题歌

[主題歌]

theme song

míngēshǒu

民歌手

[民歌手]

folk singer

gēbǎilíng

歌百灵

[歌百靈]

(bird species of China) Australasian bush lark (Mirafra javanica)

Zhāogēzhèn

朝歌镇

[朝歌鎮]

Zhaoge town in Qi county 淇縣／淇县, Hebi 鶴壁／鹤壁, Henan

gēwǔtuán

歌舞团

[歌舞團]

song and dance troupe

Guójìgē

国际歌

[國際歌]

The Internationale

bālègē

芭乐歌

[芭樂歌]

(Tw) ballad (loanword)
mainstream song

lángēqú

蓝歌鸲

[藍歌鴝]

(bird species of China) Siberian blue robin (Larvivora cyane)

yānggejù

秧歌剧

[秧歌劇]

Yangge opera, a rural form of theater

gēwǔjì

歌舞伎

[歌舞伎]

kabuki

gēzǎixì

歌仔戏

[歌仔戲]

type of opera from Taiwan and Fujian

Gēluóxī

歌罗西

[歌羅西]

Colossia

Yīnggēzhèn

莺歌镇

[鶯歌鎮]

Yingge or Yingko town in New Taipei City 新北市 ( Xīnběishì), Taiwan

Hégēshān

和歌山

[和歌山]

Wakayama prefecture in central Japan

gēchàngjiā

歌唱家

[歌唱家]

singer

gēchàngsài

歌唱赛

[歌唱賽]

song contest

jīnxiōnggēqú

金胸歌鸲

[金胸歌鴝]

(bird species of China) firethroat (Calliope pectardens)

yǐnhánggāogē

引吭高歌

[引吭高歌]

to sing at the top of one's voice (idiom)

Xīnjiānggēqú

新疆歌鸲

[新疆歌鴝]

(bird species of China) common nightingale (Luscinia megarhynchos)

Rìběngēqú

日本歌鸲

[日本歌鴝]

(bird species of China) Japanese robin (Larvivora akahige)

nénggēshànwǔ

能歌善舞

[能歌善舞]

can sing and dance (idiom); fig. a person of many talents

Hégēshānxiàn

和歌山县

[和歌山縣]

Wakayama prefecture in central Japan

duìjiǔdānggē

对酒当歌

[對酒當歌]

lit. sing to accompany wine (idiom); fig. life is short, make merry while you can

gēwǔshēngpíng

歌舞升平

[歌舞升平]

lit. to celebrate peace with songs and dance (idiom)
fig. to make a show of happiness and prosperity

lánhóugēqú

蓝喉歌鸲

[藍喉歌鴝]

(bird species of China) bluethroat (Luscinia svecica)

yuèdé'ěrgē

岳得尔歌

[嶽得爾歌]

to yodel

lìfùgēqú

栗腹歌鸲

[栗腹歌鴝]

(bird species of China) Indian blue robin (Larvivora brunnea)

sìmiàn Chǔgē

四面楚歌

[四面楚歌]

lit. on all sides, the songs of Chu (idiom)
fig. surrounded by enemies, isolated and without help

báiméigēdōng

白眉歌鸫

[白眉歌鶇]

(bird species of China) redwing (Turdus iliacus)

zàigēzàiwǔ

载歌载舞

[載歌載舞]

singing and dancing (idiom); festive celebrations

gēgōngsòngdé

歌功颂德

[歌功頌德]

to sing sb's praises (mostly derogatory)

Dàdìzhī Gē

大地之歌

[大地之歌]

Das Lied von der Erde (Song of the Earth)

xǐgējùyuàn

喜歌剧院

[喜歌劇院]

musical theater
Opéra Comique, Paris

hónghóugēqú

红喉歌鸲

[紅喉歌鴝]

(bird species of China) Siberian rubythroat (Calliope calliope)

hēihóugēqú

黑喉歌鸲

[黑喉歌鴝]

(bird species of China) blackthroat (Calliope obscura)

hēixiōnggēqú

黑胸歌鸲

[黑胸歌鴝]

(bird species of China) white-tailed rubythroat (Calliope pectoralis)

kěgēkěqì

可歌可泣

[可歌可泣]

lit. you can sing or you can cry (idiom); fig. deeply moving
happy and sad
inspiring and tragic

Liúqiúgēqú

琉球歌鸲

[琉球歌鴝]

(bird species of China) Ryukyu robin (Larvivora komadori)

zōngtóugēqú

棕头歌鸲

[棕頭歌鴝]

(bird species of China) rufous-headed robin (Larvivora ruficeps)

hóngwěigēqú

红尾歌鸲

[紅尾歌鴝]

(bird species of China) rufous-tailed robin (Larvivora sibilans)

gāogēměngjìn

高歌猛进

[高歌猛進]

to advance singing loudly (idiom); triumphant progress

bēigēdàngkū

悲歌当哭

[悲歌當哭]

to sing instead of weep (idiom)

Bǎoxīnggēdōng

宝兴歌鸫

[寶興歌鶇]

(bird species of China) Chinese thrush (Turdus mupinensis)

Gēluóxīshū

歌罗西书

[歌羅西書]

Epistle of St Paul to the Colossians

zàigēqiěwǔ

载歌且舞

[載歌且舞]

singing and dancing (idiom); festive celebrations

Dù Qiūniánggē

杜秋娘歌

[杜秋娘歌]

song of lady Du Qiu, poem by Du Mu 杜牧

yīnggēyànwǔ

莺歌燕舞

[鶯歌燕舞]

the warbler sings and the swallow dances
prosperity abounds (idiom)

Gēshīdá Yóulún

歌诗达邮轮

[歌詩達郵輪]

Costa Cruises (brand)

Gējùyuàn Mèiyǐng

歌剧院魅影

[歌劇院魅影]

The Phantom of the Opera by Andrew Lloyd Webber

Yēlìmǐ'āigē

耶利米哀歌

[耶利米哀歌]

the Lamentations of Jeremiah

Dòuniúshìzhī Gē

斗牛士之歌

[鬥牛士之歌]

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

Oūzhōu Gēchàng Dàsài

欧洲歌唱大赛

[歐洲歌唱大賽]

Eurovision Song Contest

dàoshénmeshānshàng,chàngshénmegē

到什么山上，唱什么歌

[到什麼山上，唱什麼歌]

lit. whatever mountain one is on, one should sing its songs (idiom)
fig. when in Rome, do as the Romans do