旮 (gā) - A corner & nook

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gā ｜ 6 strokes ｜ radical: 日

枫惠

旮 · gā

A corner;

nook;

a rarely used character, often appearing in the reduplicated form 旮旯 (gālá) meaning 'corner' or 'nook'.

A cornernooka rarely used character, often appearing in the

Usage highlights

Corner, nookEvery nook and crannyA remote cornerWall cornerDeserted corner

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Usage & contexts

Examples

  • He found it in a corner (旮旯).
  • Look in every nook and cranny (各个旮旯).
  • The word 旮旯 is common in northern dialects (方言).

Collocations

  • Corner, nook(旮旯)
  • Every nook and cranny(各个旮旯)
  • A remote corner(山旮旯)
  • Wall corner(墙旮旯)
  • Deserted corner(背旮旯)

Idioms

  • Every nook and cranny(犄角旮旯)

Cultural background

FAQ
  • Primarily used in the compound 旮旯 (gālá), a colloquial term for 'corner' or 'nook', common in northern Chinese dialects.
  • The character itself is a variant positional form of 旭 (xù, 'sunrise'), with the sun component 日 placed differently.

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