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寡
guǎ
1. few
2. scant
3. widowed
Very Common • Top 5% ✏️ 14 strokes

Character Breakdown (Single character)

寡
guǎ
widowed; friendless, alone
14 丶

Compound Words (20)

多寡
duōguǎ
number
孤寡
gūguǎ
orphans and widows
守寡
shǒuguǎ
to live as widow
寡人
guǎrén
I (first person pronoun used by royalty or nobility)
寡助
guǎzhù
finding little support
寡妇
guǎfu
widow
寡居
guǎjū
to live as a widow
寡情
guǎqíng
heartless
寡淡
guǎdàn
insipid
寡言
guǎyán
taciturn
寡陋
guǎlòu
having little knowledge
寡头
guǎtóu
oligarch
众寡
zhòngguǎ
the many or the few
守活寡
shǒuhuóguǎ
to stay at home while one's husband is away
优柔寡断
yōuróuguǎduàn
indecisive
刻薄寡恩
kèbóguǎēn
harsh and merciless (idiom)
失道寡助
shīdàoguǎzhù
an unjust cause finds little support (idiom, from Mencius)
孤家寡人
gūjiāguǎrén
one who is cut off from others (idiom)
孤陋寡闻
gūlòuguǎwén
ignorant and inexperienced
寡不敌众
guǎbùdízhòng
the few are no match for the many

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Word Frequency Rank
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