戛 meaning and stroke order
Lance; to lightly tap or strike
How to write 戛, stroke by stroke
11 strokes in order. Each box adds the next stroke in red. Write top to bottom and left to right, and finish enclosing strokes last.
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Meaning of 戛
Definitions from CC-CEDICT, grouped by pronunciation.
- lance
- to tap
- to scrape
- to chirp
- custom
- variant of 戛[jia2]
- used in 戛納|戛纳[Ga1 na4]
How 戛 is built
Ideographic (compound meaning) character. To strike 戈 someone on the nose 自.
Radical: 戈 (spear), shared by 34 characters on this site.
How to remember 戛
The top 一 and 自 (zì), an old picture of a nose, sit above 戈 (gē), a dagger-axe. Picture a lance 戈 that strikes someone right on the nose 自, and you have 戛 (jiá), to tap or strike.
In modern Chinese 戛 rarely appears alone. It shows up mostly in set words like 戛然而止 (jiá rán ér zhǐ), meaning to stop abruptly, and in the place name 戛纳 (Gānà), Cannes. Example: 音乐戛然而止。(Yīnyuè jiárán ér zhǐ.) The music stopped suddenly.
Common mistake: Learners often read 戛纳 as Jiánà, but in the name Cannes it is read gā, as in Gānà. Also do not confuse 戛 with 夏 (xià, summer). They look alike, but 戛 ends in 戈 at the bottom while 夏 ends in 夂.
Characters that contain 戛
Learning 戛 makes these easier to recognize and write.
Questions about 戛
How many strokes are in 戛?
戛 is written with 11 strokes. The diagrams on this page number every stroke in the order it is written, with the new stroke shown in red.
What does 戛 mean?
戛 (jiá) means lance; to lightly tap or strike.
How do you pronounce 戛?
戛 is pronounced jiá, in the second tone (rising).
What is the radical of 戛?
The radical of 戛 is 戈, which carries the idea of "spear". Dictionaries list 戛 under this radical.
What is the traditional form of 戛?
The traditional form of 戛 is 戞. Traditional characters are used in Taiwan, Hong Kong and Macau; 戛 is the simplified form used in mainland China and Singapore.
What does 戛然而止 mean and when is it used?
It means something stops suddenly and completely, like a sound, a song, or a story. It is a literary four-character idiom often used in writing and news, for example when music or a conversation cuts off.
Why does the Cannes Film Festival use 戛?
戛纳 (Gānà) is a sound transliteration of the French name Cannes. Here 戛 is used only for its sound gā and has nothing to do with its meaning of striking. The film festival is called 戛纳电影节 (Gānà diànyǐngjié).