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Animated Stroke Order 尬

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How to write 尬 — animated stroke order

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2.

Stroke Order Diagrams 尬

尬 stroke order diagram
3.

Character Breakdown

Semi-Enclosed
尬
尢yóu
介jiè
尬=
4.

Printable Writing Worksheet: 尬

尬 handwriting practice worksheet preview
5.

How to Use 尬

Common word with 尬

One common HSK word with 尬 is 尴尬, meaning "awkward; embarrassed".

尴尬 • gān gà • awkward; embarrassed • HSK 6
HSK 6
6.

Example Sentences

tā他
zài在
pài派
duì对
shàng上
tiào跳
le

Information

Pinyingà
Meaningawkward, embarrassed, uncomfortable
Strokes7
Radical尢
Traditional尬
StructureSemi-Enclosed
Frequency#1624
Zhuyinㄍㄚˋ
UnicodeU+5C2C
CangjieKMYM
尢yóu
+介jiè
gān尴
gà尬

awkward; embarrassed

了
yí一
duàn段
gà尬
wǔ舞
。

He danced an awkward dance at the party.

tā他
wàng忘
jì记
tái台
cí词
shí时
hěn很
gān尴
gà尬
。

He felt awkward when he forgot his lines.

wǒ我
men们
zhī之
jiān间
de的
gà尬
liáo聊
chí持
xù续
le了
hěn很
jiǔ久
。

The awkward chat between us lasted a long time.

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Same Sound

Characters pronounced "ga".

  • 嘎gǎsound of laughter; bad, malevolent
  • 噶gáused in transliterations
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Same Radical

Characters with radical "尢".

  • 尤yóuoutstanding; especially
  • 尴gānembarrassed, awkward
  • 就jiùsimply
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