Memory phrase for the character: 嘎


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Meaning cackling sound, creak, crunch

Pronunciation

gā, gǎ

Explanation

Left: Mouth , right: 戛 (variation of: head, shoulder [= head with shoulders and eyebrows ], halberd )

Mnemonic


 
The sound (= what comes out of the mouth) when cutting off a head with a halberd is a: cackling.

Radicals

mouth, openingThis is a small square. If it is bigger: , it is an enclosure.
head, leaderPicture of an eye with emphasized eye-brows to express the special: the head or the chief. (When used as a radical often without eye-brows meaning forehead). It is always at the right side of a character.
halberd
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 Vocabulary

嘎吱 gā zhī  creak; crunch (onomatopoeia)
吱嘎 zhī gā  creak; crunch (onomatopoeia)
嘎嘎 gā gā  onomat. quack; honk; also pr. [ga1 ga5], [ga2 ga5] etc
嘎嘎 gā gā  onomat. quack; honk; also pr. [ga1 ga5], [ga2 ga5] etc
嘎嘎 gā gā  
嘎嘎 gā gā  
叽叽嘎嘎 jī jī gá gá  onomat. giggling noise
叽叽嘎嘎 jī jī gá gá  onomat. giggling noise
叽叽嘎嘎 jī jī gá gá  


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