尴 (gān): used in 尷尬|尴尬
尴 (gān) is a Chinese character meaning “used in 尷尬|尴尬.” Classified as HSK Level 6 (HSK 3.0 Standard, CLEC 2022), it is composed of 尢 (semantic) and 监 (phonetic). It ranks #2585 in character frequency (SUBTLEX-CH corpus).
Etymologically derived, 尴 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), 尬 (gà, (bound form) embarrassing).
Definitions
- used in 尷尬|尴尬
Etymology & Origin
Stroke Order
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Words & Compounds
HSK Vocabulary with 尴
尴 appears in 1 compound words: 100 as the first character, 0 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 尴 in natural Chinese text, ranked by NPMI (Normalized Pointwise Mutual Information) — a statistical measure of association strength.
Example Sentences
了解尴字的来源，有助于理解中国文化。
le xiè gān zì de lái yuán , yǒu zhù yú lǐ xiè zhōng guó wén huā .
Understanding the origin of the character "尴尬" (gān gāng) helps to comprehend Chinese culture.
...挡市场现状分析:从40万落地到无人问津的尴尬
. . . dǎng shì chǎng xiàn zhuàng fēn xī : cóng 4 0 wàn luò dì dào wú rén wèn jīn de gān gà
...Analysis of the Current Market Situation: From a Launch Price of 400,000 to the Awkward Reality of No Buyers
...港嘲讽!来宾笑问“是贵台记者?”日女主播尴尬反应曝
. . . gǎng cháo fěng ! lái bīn xiào wèn shì guì tái jì zhě ? rì nǚ zhǔ bō gān gà fǎn yīng pù
...Hong Kong mockery! Guest jokingly asks, "Is that one of your station's reporters?" Japanese female anchor's awkward reaction exposed
...峰会川普引珍珠港事件开玩笑 高市早苗满脸尴尬
. . . fēng huì chuān pǔ yǐn zhēn zhū gǎng shì jiàn kāi wán xiào gāo shì zǎo miáo mǎn liǎn gān gà
...At the summit, Trump made a joke about the Pearl Harbor attack, leaving Sanae Takashi looking extremely uncomfortable
...用!BMW跑车卡路中 成“最抢眼路障”超尴尬
. . . yòng ! B M W pǎo chē kǎ lù zhōng chéng zuì qiǎng yǎn lù zhàng chāo gān gà
... Use! 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
尢 Radical Family — Characters sharing the lame radical
Frequently Asked Questions
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