guǎ

few; scant; widowed

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Character data

HSK Not in HSK
Frequency 2268th character
Radical ⼧ (40.11)
Strokes 14
Index # 3173

Definitions

寡 guǎ
  1. 1. few
  2. 2. scant
  3. 3. widowed

Stroke order

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Words containing 寡

Word Meaning
widow
indecisive; irresolute
reticent; uncommunicative; habitually silent (idiom)
I (first person pronoun used by royalty or nobility)
to live as widow; to observe widowhood
ill-informed and narrow-minded; ignorant and inexperienced
the few are no match for the many; heavily outnumbered
taciturn; reticent
oligarch
to live as a widow
highbrow; difficult songs find few singers (idiom)
fig. people with no one left to rely on
care about fairness, not lack of things
indecisive; irresolute
harsh and merciless (idiom)
amount; number
an unjust cause finds little support (idiom, from Mencius)
one who is cut off from others (idiom)
to be lonely; loneliness; orphans and widows
a man and a woman together (typically in a secluded setting)
ill-informed and narrow-minded; ignorant and inexperienced
grass widow; to stay at home while one's husband is away
the few are no match for the many; heavily outnumbered
second to none (idiom); peerless
second to none (idiom); peerless
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