懂中文 Dong Chinese

尬

gà

limp

Phonosemantic compound. 尢 represents the meaning and 介 represents the sound.

Components
尢 meaning component

尢  Meaning component

yóu, wāng

  

lame

介 sound component

介  Sound component

jiè

  

to lie between

Evolution

尬 Seal script Shuowen (~100 AD)

Seal script

Shuowen (~100 AD)
尬 Regular script Modern

Regular script

Modern
Definitions

尬  

gà

limp, staggering gait; embarrass; embarrassing; awkwardly

Most common words with 尬
Freq.
Word
Meaning

尴尬

awkward

尬

awkwardly