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尬
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embarrassed

HSK 7
Human →Emotions
gà
カイ、カツ、ケチ
あしなえ
Phonosemantic compound. 尢 represents the meaning and 介 represents the sound.
Components
尢 weak+ 介 introduce =
尬 embarrassed
尢 Meaning component
yóu weak
介 Phonetic component
jiè introduce
forerunner, herald, harbinger
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Notes
Similar Characters
尴 ease (simp)尷 abashed (trad)拋 toss (trad)养 rear (simp)价 value (simp)界 world疥 itch芥 mustard plant蚧 a red spotted lizard阶 steps (simp)骱 joint of bones
Historical Evolution
Seal Shuowen (~100 AD)
Seal
Shuowen (~100 AD)
尬
Regular
Modern
Chinese
尬 [gà]
embarrassing; awkwardly
Example Sentences
CHINESE WORDS (5)
尴尬 [gān​gà] #2,019
awkward
尴尬 [gān​gà] #2,019
awkward
尬意 [gà​yì]
(Tw) to like
尬聊 [gà​liáo]
(Internet slang) awkward conversation
尬舞 [gà​wǔ]
(slang) to battle each other in street dancing (derived from Taiwanese 較, which sounds similar to Mandarin 尬[gà])