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Translingual
Han character
尬 (Kangxi radical 43, 尢+4, 7 strokes, cangjie input 大山人中中 (KUOLL), four-corner 48012, composition ⿺尢介)
References
- Kangxi Dictionary: page 298, character 15
- Dai Kanwa Jiten: character 7560
- Dae Jaweon: page 593, character 18
- Hanyu Da Zidian (first edition): volume 1, page 553, character 10
- Unihan data for U+5C2C
Chinese
Glyph origin
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Old Chinese
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妎
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*ɡaːds, *ɡeːds
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芥
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*kreːds
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尬
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*kreːds
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界
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*kreːds
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介
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*kreːds
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疥
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*kreːds
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玠
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*kreːds
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砎
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*kreːds, *kreːd, *ɡraːd
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魪
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*kreːds
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价
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*kreːds
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衸
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*kreːds, *ɡreːds
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齘
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*ɡreːds
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骱
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*ɡaːd, *kreːd
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扴
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*kreːd
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圿
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*kreːd
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忦
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*kreːd
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Phono-semantic compound (形聲/形声, OC *kreːds) : semantic 尢 + phonetic 介 (OC *kreːds).
Etymology 1
Pronunciation
- Mandarin
- (Pinyin): gà, jiè (ga4, jie4)
- (Zhuyin): ㄍㄚˋ, ㄐㄧㄝˋ
- Cantonese
- (Guangzhou–Hong Kong, Jyutping): gaai3
- (Taishan, Wiktionary): gai1
- Hakka
- (Sixian, PFS): kie
- (Meixian, Guangdong): gê4
- Eastern Min (BUC): gái
- Southern Min
- (Hokkien, POJ): kài
- (Teochew, Peng'im): gai3
- Wu (Shanghai, Wugniu): 5ka
Zhengzhang system (2003)
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Character
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尬
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Reading #
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1/1
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No.
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6523
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Phonetic component
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介
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Rime group
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祭
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Rime subdivision
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2
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Corresponding MC rime
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誡
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Old Chinese
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/*kreːds/
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Definitions
尬
- Used in 尷尬/尴尬 (gāngà).
- (neologism, Mainland China, Taiwan, slang) Short for 尷尬/尴尬 (gāngà).
Compounds
Etymology 2
Borrowed from Hokkien 較/较.
Pronunciation
Definitions
尬
- (neologism) to compete
Compounds
Japanese
Kanji
尬
(Hyōgai kanji)
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Readings
Vietnamese
Han character
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