尴 gān embarrassed
怎么记住“尴”: 尢 weak + 监 supervise = embarrassed. The new manager's legs go weak when the team he came to supervise watches him trip into the cake, and he turns red, deeply embarrassed.
部件结构
形声 · Meaning + sound
One part gives the meaning, the other gives the sound.
尴 = 尢 weak + 监 supervise
- 尢 weak meaning
- 监 supervise sound
The new manager's legs go weak when the team he came to supervise watches him trip into the cake, and he turns red, deeply embarrassed.
How it came to be
The left part gives the meaning and the right part the sound.
用法
- Half of the compound 尴尬 (gāngà) awkward, the only word it forms: 感到尴尬 (gǎndào gāngà) feel awkward/embarrassed.
- 尴尬 covers both social embarrassment and being stuck in an awkward position/dilemma: 处境尴尬 (chǔjìng gāngà) in an awkward spot. Both characters are bound.