尴 gān
- Strokes
- 13
- Radical
- 尢 — weak, lame
- Made of
- 尢 weak, lame 监 to supervise, to direct, to control
- How it's built
- Phono-semantic — one part hints at the meaning, another at the sound
尴尬
gāngà
embarrassed, awkward
Characters in this word
尬 gà
- Strokes
- 7
- Radical
- 尢 — weak, lame
- Made of
- 尢 weak, lame 介 agent, go-between, intermediary
- How it's built
- Phono-semantic — one part hints at the meaning, another at the sound
Example phrases
- 由于双方都误解了合同条款，谈判一度变得十分尴尬。 Yóuyú shuāngfāng dōu wùjiě le hétong tiáokuǎn, tánpàn yídù biàn de shífēn gāngà. Because both sides had misunderstood the contract terms, the negotiations became very awkward for a time.
- 我叫错了他的名字，场面一下子变得很尴尬。 Wǒ jiào cuò le tā de míngzi, chǎngmiàn yíxiàzi biàn de hěn gāngà. I got his name wrong, and the situation suddenly became very awkward.
- 她在大家面前摔了一跤，觉得特别尴尬。 Tā zài dàjiā miànqián shuāi le yì jiāo, juéde tèbié gāngà. She fell over in front of everyone and felt extremely embarrassed.
Related words
- 孤独 gūdú lonely
- 焦虑 jiāolǜ anxious
- 寂寞 jìmò lonely
- 发愁 fāchóu to worry, to feel anxious
- 思念 sīniàn to miss, to long for
- 担忧 dānyōu to worry, to be anxious
- 委屈 wěiqu wronged; to feel wronged
- 恐惧 kǒngjù fearful, terrified
- 灰心 huīxīn discouraged, downhearted
- 愤怒 fènnù angry
- 悲观 bēiguān pessimistic
- 大吃一惊 dàchīyìjīng to be greatly surprised