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How to Write 尜 (gá) — Meaning “A spindle-shaped toy”

gá 9 strokes Radical: 小

尜 (gá) means "A spindle-shaped toy" in Chinese. It has 9 strokes with the radical 小.

Rated 4/5 in difficulty (challenging).

Appears in 3+ common words including 尜尜 (gá gá), 冰尜 (bīng gá), 尜儿 (gá ér).

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How to Write 尜

The character 尜 (gá) is written with 9 strokes. Follow the standard Chinese stroke order: top to bottom, left to right, outside before inside. The radical 小 is one of its key components.

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What Does gá (尜) Mean in Chinese?

尜 means A spindle-shaped toy.

Character Data

Character尜
Pinyingá (ga)
MeaningA spindle-shaped toy
Strokes9
Radical小
Difficulty4/5

Origin of 尜

尜 is a compound character that visually depicts a spindle-shaped toy: two 小 (small) components stacked, often with a connecting line (一) in between, representing the toy's two pointed ends and central axis. The shape mimics the outline of a double-headed top or spindle that children spin.

💡 Memory Tip: Imagine two tiny ice cream cones (小) stuck together at their tips by a stick (一), forming a spinning toy you flip between your fingers.

Common Words with 尜

尜尜 gá gá
Spindle-shaped toy
冰尜 bīng gá
Ice top (a toy)
尜儿 gá ér
Spindle-shaped toy

Example Sentences

孩子在玩尜尜。

hái zi zài wán gá gá

The child is playing with a tip-cat toy.

冰尜在冰上转。

bīng gá zài bīng shàng zhuǎn

The ice top is spinning on the ice.

这是一个小尜儿。

zhè shì yí gè xiǎo gá ér

This is a small peg-top toy.

Similar Characters Comparison

Character Pinyin Strokes Radical
尜 (current) gá 9 小
尙 shàng 8 小
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Frequently Asked Questions about 尜

The character 尜 is made of three parts: 小 (small) on top, 大 (big) in the middle, and another 小 (small) at the bottom. This "small-big-small" shape visually represents a spindle-shaped toy, which has narrow ends and a thick middle.

Characters with Radical 小

小xiǎo少shǎo/shào尔ěr尕gǎ尖jiān尗shū尘chén尙shàng尞liào

Other 9-Stroke Characters

㒸suì㲋chuò㿽xī临lín举jǔ乹gān/qián亭tíng亮liàng亲qīn/qìng侮wǔ