gān

尴

Character · Bound morphemeTraditional尷

awkward; embarrassed

Tone colorsmāmámǎmàma

Meanings

1 sense · 3 examples

bound morpheme

This character is almost exclusively used in the disyllabic word 尴尬 (gāngà). It does not stand alone as an independent word in modern Chinese.

Tā他

xiǎn显

de得

hěn很

gān尴

gà尬

。

He looked very embarrassed.

Zhè这

shì是

yī一

gè个

gān尴

gà尬

de的

jú局

miàn面

。

This is an awkward situation.

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Nǐ你

bié别

ràng让

wǒ我

gān尴

gà尬

hǎo好

ma吗

？

Please don't put me in an awkward position, okay?