尬
gà
#2,723 most
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(bound form) embarrassing, awkward
Character breakdown
Source: Make Me a Hanzi.
尬 has 尢, a person who cannot walk, as the meaning part and 介 jiè for sound, though the sound link is not clear now. It first meant to limp or stagger, then grew to awkward and embarrassed.
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