few, scant, widowed
Animated Stroke Order 寡
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HSK Vocabulary: 寡
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Example Sentences
Real-world example sentences demonstrating how 寡 is used in context
1
tā他
xìng性
gé格
guǎ寡
yán言
，
hěn很
shǎo少
shuō说
huà话
。
He is taciturn and rarely speaks.
2
tā她
shì是
yí一
wèi位
nián年
qīng轻
de的
guǎ寡
fù妇
。
She is a young widow.
3
zhè这
ge个
guó国
jiā家
de的
jīng经
jì济
bèi被
guǎ寡
tóu头
kòng控
zhì制
。
The country's economy is controlled by oligarchs.
4
wǒ我
bù不
zhī知
dào道
zhè这
ge个
xīn新
wén闻
，
wǒ我
yǒu有
diǎn点
gū孤
lòu陋
guǎ寡
wén闻
。
I didn't know about this news; I'm a bit ignorant.
5
tā他
hěn很
shǎo少
chū出
mén门
，
suǒ所
yǐ以
duì对
yī一
xiē些
liú流
xíng行
wén文
huà化
gū孤
lòu陋
guǎ寡
wén闻
。
He rarely goes out, so he is ignorant about some popular culture.
6
yóu由
yú于
cháng长
qī期
zhuān专
zhù注
yú于
xué学
shù术
yán研
jiū究
，
tā他
duì对
shè社
huì会
shàng上
de的
xīn新
qū趋
shì势
xiǎn显
de得
gū孤
lòu陋
guǎ寡
wén闻
。
Due to long-term focus on academic research, he appears ignorant about new trends in society.
7
tā她
shì是
yí一
gè个
guǎ寡
fù妇
。
She is a widow.
8
zhè这
wèi位
guǎ寡
fù妇
dú独
zì自
fǔ抚
yǎng养
liǎng两
gè个
hái孩
zi子
zhǎng长
dà大
。
This widow raised two children alone.
9
cūn村
lǐ里
rén人
dōu都
hěn很
tóng同
qíng情
nà那
wèi位
nián年
qīng轻
de的
guǎ寡
fù妇
，
jīng经
cháng常
bāng帮
tā她
zuò做
xiē些
nóng农
huó活
。
Everyone in the village sympathizes with that young widow and often helps her with farm work.
Information
Traditional寡
Radical宀
Strokes14
StructureTop-Bottom
Frequency#2178
Zhuyinㄍㄨㄚˇ
Components—
UnicodeU+5BE1
CangjieJMBC
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Cultural note
Traditional Chinese culture often connects characters and names with the Five Elements (Wood, Fire, Earth, Metal, Water) and Yin–Yang, a system also used to describe personality tendencies.
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