embarrassed, awkward
Animated Stroke Order 尴
Stroke Order Diagrams 尴
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HSK Vocabulary: 尴
HSK words that contain this character.
Example Sentences
Real-world example sentences demonstrating how 尴 is used in context
1
tā他
zài在
huì会
yì议
shàng上
shuō说
cuò错
le了
huà话
，
fēi非
cháng常
gān尴
gà尬
。
He said the wrong thing at the meeting and felt very awkward.
2
wǒ我
men们
bì必
xū须
xiǎng想
bàn办
fǎ法
huà化
jiě解
zhè这
ge个
gān尴
gà尬
jú局
miàn面
。
We must find a way to resolve this awkward situation.
3
zhè这
zhǒng种
bù不
gān尴
bú不
gà尬
de的
qíng情
kuàng况
ràng让
rén人
hěn很
nán难
chǔ处
lǐ理
。
This awkward situation is very difficult to handle.
4
wǒ我
wàng忘
jì记
le了
tā他
de的
míng名
zì字
，
hěn很
gān尴
gà尬
。
I forgot his name, which was very awkward.
5
zài在
gōng公
gòng共
chǎng场
hé合
shuō说
cuò错
huà话
shí时
，
tā他
gǎn感
dào到
tè特
bié别
gān尴
gà尬
。
He felt particularly embarrassed when he said the wrong thing in public.
6
zhè这
ge个
gān尴
gà尬
de的
jú局
miàn面
ràng让
dà大
jiā家
dōu都
bù不
zhī知
suǒ所
cuò措
，
qì气
fēn氛
biàn变
dé得
hěn很
jǐn紧
zhāng张
。
This awkward situation left everyone at a loss, and the atmosphere became very tense.
Information
Traditional尷
Radical尢
Strokes13
StructureSemi-Enclosed
Frequency#1625
Zhuyinㄍㄢ
Components—
UnicodeU+5C34
CangjieKTLX
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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.
Learn how the Five Elements describe personality