嘎(gǎ)

14 strokes
Readingsgǎgāgá

(onom.) short but loud sound

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Character information

Pinyin
gǎ / gā / gá
Meaning
(onom.) short but loud sound
Strokes
14
HSK level
—
Traditional
Same

Origin & structure

Where 嘎 comes from and how its parts fit together.

Phonetic-semantic compound⿰口戛

In this compound, the meaning comes from 口 (mouth); 戛 supplies the sound.

One part carries the meaning, the other suggests the sound.

Made of

口kǒu戛jiá

Parts are arranged left to right.

How to write 嘎 step by step

14 strokes — each frame adds one stroke, shown in dark ink over the lighter ones.

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Words with 嘎

Common words using 嘎 — tap any character to open its stroke-order page.

zhī吱gǎ嘎

(onom.) creak; crunch

Open 吱嘎 page →
gǎ嘎le了

(slang) (I'm, you're) toast; so screwed; it's game over (for sb); (sth) bit…

Open 嘎了 page →
gā嘎zhī吱

(onom.) creak; crunch

Open 嘎吱 page →
gā嘎gā嘎

(onom.) quack

Open 嘎嘎 page →
gòng贡gǎ嘎

see 贡嘎县

Open 贡嘎 page →

Related characters

From 嘎’s common words

吱了贡

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