尬 (gà): (bound form) embarrassing, awkward
尬 (gà) is a Chinese character meaning “(bound form) embarrassing.” Classified as HSK Level 6 (HSK 3.0 Standard, CLEC 2022), it is composed of 尢 (semantic) and 介 (phonetic). It ranks #2587 in character frequency (SUBTLEX-CH corpus).
Etymologically derived, 尬 lame. Its radical form 尢 (lame) appears in many related characters such as 就 (jiù, (after a suppositional clause) in that case), 尤 (yóu, outstanding), 尴 (gān, used in 尷尬|尴尬).
Definitions
- (bound form) embarrassing
- awkward
Etymology & Origin
Stroke Order
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Words & Compounds
HSK Vocabulary with 尬
Common Compounds
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 尬意 | gà yì | (Tw) to like |
| 尬电 | gà diàn | (Tw) (Internet slang) (loanword) goddamn |
| 尬舞verb | gà wǔ | (... |
| 尬聊verb | gà liáo | (slang) awkward conversation |
尬 appears in 5 compound words: 80 as the first character, 20 as the last, and 0 in a middle position. Compound statistics computed from SUBTLEX-CH and HSK 3.0 vocabulary data.
Strongest Collocations
Characters that most frequently co-occur with 尬 in natural Chinese text, ranked by NPMI (Normalized Pointwise Mutual Information) — a statistical measure of association strength.
Example Sentences
我在字典里查到了尬字的详细解释。
wǒ zài zì diǎn lǐ chá dào le gà zì de xiáng xì xiè shì .
I looked up the detailed explanation of the word "awkward" in the dictionary.
...嘲讽!来宾笑问“是贵台记者?”日女主播尴尬反应曝
. . . cháo fěng ! lái bīn xiào wèn shì guì tái jì zhě ? rì nǚ zhǔ bō gān gà fǎn yīng pù
...Sarcasm! A guest jokingly asked, "Is that one of your station's reporters?" The Japanese female anchor's awkward reaction was revealed
盘中速报 - 欧买尬(3687)急拉3.92%报68.8元,...
pán zhōng sù bào ōu mǎi gà ( 3 6 8 7 ) jí lā 3 . 9 2 bào 6 8 . 8 yuán , . . .
Intraday Update - Oumaga (3687) surges 3.92% to HK$68.8,...
...会川普引珍珠港事件开玩笑 高市早苗满脸尴尬
. . . huì chuān pǔ yǐn zhēn zhū gǎng shì jiàn kāi wán xiào gāo shì zǎo miáo mǎn liǎn gān gà
...When Trump joked about the Pearl Harbor attack, Asami looked extremely awkward
...!BMW跑车卡路中 成“最抢眼路障”超尴尬
. . . ! B M W pǎo chē kǎ lù zhōng chéng zuì qiǎng yǎn lù zhàng chāo gān gà
...! BMW sports car stuck in the road became the "most eye-catching roadblock" super embarrassing
印度AI峰会现尴尬一幕:在总理莫迪出席的场合,Op..
yìn dù A I fēng huì xiàn gān gà yī mù : zài zǒng lǐ mò dí chū xí de chǎng gě , O p . .
An embarrassing scene at the India AI Summit: On the occasion attended by Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Op.
他的话让我很尴尬。
Tā dehuà ràng wǒ hěn gāngà.
His words embarrassed me.
观众面前唱歌让我们大家都感到尴尬。
Guānzhòng miànqián chànggē ràng wǒmen dàjiā dōu gǎndào gāngà.
We all felt embarrassed to sing a song in public.
这件事弄得大家都比较尴尬。
Zhè jiàn shì nòng de dàjiā dōu bǐjiào gāngà.
The incident made everyone feel more embarrassed.
我认为这很令人尴尬。
Wǒ rènwéi zhè hěn lìngrén gāngà.
I thought that was embarrassing.
Character Family
Semantic Family — Characters sharing the 尢 (lame) component
尢 Radical Family — Characters sharing the lame radical
Frequently Asked Questions
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