embarrassed / ill at ease

= + : Guy Fawkes (g) has been caught and put into a prison (监) in front of the anthill (an1) and is exposed to the public as a warning. During his detention he has been hurt and so he has to use a crutch (尢). The whole experience is very embarrassing (尴) for him.

尴 character breakdown

lame

= + : Willy Walrus (w) trips over Sun Wu Kong's (儿) flute (一) in front of the anglepod (ang1). He falls badly and has to use a crutch (mnemonic symbol for 尢) subsequently, because he's lame (尢).
to supervise / to inspect / jail / prison

= + + : Joan of Arc (ji) has been caught by the English and in her prison (监), a cage (监) in front of the anthill (an1), She awaits her trial. She has not given up, though: as a robot hands her a bowl of rice (皿), She quickly pulls out a kitchen knife (刂) and stabs the robot's (大) arm. The robot doesn't even notice though.
supervisor

Characters with 尴 as component

尴 is not used as a component in another character.

Words with 尴

awkward / embarrassed

Sentences with 尴

尴 currently does not appear in any sentence.