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7-9

awkward

Composition


Components

Sounds

Pinyin

gan1 gān

Meaning


Primary

awkward

Alternatives

awkwardly

Mnemonic


[g-] Gandalf is in [1] front of the [-an] pawn shop where he is walking towards the front door. He trips and bumps into a 尢 mutant who then bumps into a 监 jailer, both waiting 尴 awkwardly around for the store to open. They all get back up and, after some quick apologies, resume an 尴 awkward silence of waiting in line.

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