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嗟

jiē

sigh, alas

🔤 Pictophonetic: 口 (mouth) provides meaning, 差 provides pronunciation

HSK ✏️ 12 strokes Uncommon • Top 39%

Words Using 嗟 (2)

Character

Pinyin

Definition

HSK

咨嗟

zījiē

to gasp (in admiration) / to sigh

咨嗟

zījiē

to gasp (in admiration) / to sigh

嗟

jiē

sigh / also pr. <juē>

嗟

jiē

sigh / also pr. <juē>

Component Breakdown

Each color represents a different component

口

kǒu

mouth; entrance, gate, opening

差

chà

difference, gap; almost, nearly; in error; an officer

⿰口差 i

Component Tree i

kǒu

口

mouth; entrance, gate, opening

📷 Pictographic: An open mouth

3 strokes HSK 3

jiōng

冂

wide

2 strokes

yī

一

one; a, an; alone

💡 Ideographic: Represents heaven (天), earth (旦), or the number 1

1 strokes HSK 1

chà

差

difference, gap; almost, nearly; in error; an officer

💡 Ideographic: Work 工 done by a sheep 羊; incompetence

9 strokes HSK 3

yáng

羊

sheep, goat

📷 Pictographic: A sheep's head with horns

6 strokes HSK 2

丷

kwukyel

2 strokes

unknown

Unknown component - strokes not mapped to a known radical

4 strokes

gōng

工

labor, work; laborer, worker

📷 Pictographic: A spade or other workman's tool

3 strokes HSK 1

yī

一

one; a, an; alone

💡 Ideographic: Represents heaven (天), earth (旦), or the number 1

1 strokes HSK 1

shàng

丄

above

💡 Ideographic: One stroke on top of another; variant of 上

2 strokes

Words Using 嗟 (2)

Component Breakdown

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