嘎

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(dialect) ill-tempered; ornery; (dialect) naughty; mischievous

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Formation & memory

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Phono-semantic compound (形声字)

口 meaning “mouth” + 戛 sound ( jiá )

Components 口戛

caw · Heisig RSH #1661

口 mouth + ceiling + nostrils + fiesta

Keyword method from Heisig's Remembering Simplified Hanzi.

The most common words first — learning a character in context makes it stick.

Word	Pinyin	Meaning
阿巴嘎旗	Ā bā gā qí	Abag banner or Avga khoshuu in Xilingol League 錫林郭勒盟\|锡林郭勒盟[Xi1 lin2 guo1 le4 Meng2], Inner…
嘎拉哈	gā lā hà	(Manchu loanword) knucklebones; see 羊拐[yang2 guai3]
萨嘎县	Sà gā Xiàn	Saga, a county in Shigatse City 日喀則市\|日喀则市[Ri4 ka1 ze2 Shi4], Tibet
嘎然	gā rán	(onom.) screech of a sudden stop; suddenly stop (of sounds); crisply and clearly (of sound…
贡嘎县	Gòng gá Xiàn	Gonggar, a county in Shannan City 山南市[Shan1 nan2 Shi4], Tibet
这嘎达	zhèi gā da	(northeast dialect) here; this place
嘎了	gǎ le	(slang) (I'm, you're) toast; so screwed; it's game over (for sb); (sth) bit the dust
欧买嘎	ōu mǎi gā	(loanword) oh my God!
萨嘎	Sà gā	see 薩嘎縣\|萨嘎县[Sa4 ga1 Xian4]
嘎嘎小姐	Gā gā Xiǎo jie	Lady Gaga (1986-), US pop singer
偶买嘎	ǒu mǎi gā	(loanword) oh my God!
吱嘎声	zhī gā shēng	(linguistics) creaky voice; vocal fry
贡嘎	Gòng gá	see 貢嘎縣\|贡嘎县[Gong4 ga2 Xian4]
嘎啦	gā la	(onom.) rumbling; rattling
嘎啦	gá la	to quarrel (Northeastern Mandarin)
嘎嘎	gā gā	(onom.) quack; honk; (northern dialect) very; also pr. [ga1 ga5], [ga2 ga5] etc
唧唧嘎嘎	jī ji gā gā	(onom.) cackling; creaking
哦买嘎	ò mǎi gā	(loanword) oh my God!
叽叽嘎嘎	jī ji gā gā	(onom.) giggling noise
吱嘎	zhī gā	(onom.) creak; crunch