guǎ

few; scant; widowed

#2268

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
finding little support; neglected
widow
unfeeling; heartless
bland; insipid; indifferent
oligosaccharide
not well-read; having little knowledge
oligarch
oligopoly
oligopoly
oligarchy
oligarchy
A just cause attracts much support, an unjust one finds little (idiom, from Mencius)
heavily outnumbered; beaten by the weight of numbers
heavily outnumbered; beaten by the weight of numbers
honest and unaffected but not talkative (idiom)
honest and unaffected but not talkative (idiom)
insipid and tasteless (idiom)
(fig.) insipid; meager fare; colorless
(fig.) insipid; meager fare; colorless
unequally matched
unequally matched
Red Bishop; Euplectes orix
Red Bishop; Euplectes orix