= g + a2
cackling sound
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= g + a2
old variant of 嘎[ga2]
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How to pronounce 嘎

MandarinBanana teaches pronunciation with the Marilyn Method: every Pinyin syllable is one initial plus one final, the initial becomes a person, an animal or a deity, and the final becomes a place in your memory palace — with the tone deciding which part of that place the scene happens in. Remember the little story below for each half and the whole syllable comes back with them.

= g initial

G is for Guy Fawkes.

By Matthias • updated about 2 months ago
+ a2 final

In the ashram’s kitchen.

By Matthias • updated 5 months ago

嘎 character breakdown

Chinese characters are built out of smaller characters. Each component carries a mnemonic symbol - one concrete object that stands in for it - and a mnemonic story hands those objects to the person and the place that stand for the pronunciation. Learn a component once and every character that reuses it gets easier.

Component Translations
kǒu = k + ou3
mouth / classifier for things with mouths (people, domestic animals, cannons, wells etc) / classifier for bites or mouthfuls
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jiá = ji + a2
lance / to tap / to scrape / to chirp / custom
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jiá = ji + a2
variant of 戛[jia2]
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Characters with 嘎 as component

嘎 is not used as a component in another character.
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Words with 嘎

(onom.) quack / honk / (northern dialect) very / also pr. [ga1 ga5], [ga2 ga5] etc
Saga county, Tibetan: Sa dga' rdzong, in Shigatse prefecture, Tibet

Sentences with 嘎

嘎 currently does not appear in any sentence.

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