尴
Tap the pinyin to hear it
used in 尷尬|尴尬[gan1 ga4]
- HSK 3.0
- Level 7–9
- Old HSK
- Level 6
- Strokes
- 13
- Radical
- 尢 +10
- Structure
- Lower-left enclosure 左下包
- Traditional
- 尷
- Common rank
- #5,711
- Unicode
- U+5C34
Sound it out + =
Formation & memory
Break the character into parts you already know.
How to remember it
abashed · Heisig RSH #2499
Frankenbowser + hidden camera
Keyword method from Heisig's Remembering Simplified Hanzi.
Words with 尴
The most common words first — learning a character in context makes it stick.
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 尴尬 | awkward; embarrassed |
Sound family
Characters sharing the sound component 监 — compare how they read.