8 strokes13 strokes
Character #312 · The First 1000
该 (該) gāi meaning: should
should; ought to; probably; must be; to deserve; to owe
- Strokes
- 813
- TraditionalSimplified
- 該 该
- Poster cell
- D12
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02 练习纸
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Practice writing 该該
Write 该該 in the grey model box at the start of each row and its pinyin, gāi, on the lines above. Then copy it across the row, following the stroke order above.
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04 问答
Quick answers
- What does 该 mean in English?
- 该 (gāi) means "should": should; ought to; probably; must be; to deserve; to owe.
- How do you pronounce 该?
- 该 is pronounced gāi in pinyin, with the first (high, level) tone. In Zhuyin (bopomofo) it is written ㄍㄞ.
- How many strokes does 该 have?
- The simplified form, 该, has 8 strokes. The traditional form, 該, has 13.
- What is the traditional form of 该?
- The traditional form of 该 is 該. 该 is the simplified form, used in mainland China and Singapore; 該 is used in Taiwan, Hong Kong and Macau.
- What are common words with 该?
- Common words that use 该 include 应该 (yīnggāi, ought to), 活该 (huógāi, serve sb right), 不该 (bùgāi, should not), 该当 (gāidāng, should).
- How common is 该?
- 该 is number 312 of the 1,000 most common Chinese characters, in cell D12 of The First 1000 poster.
Definitions and word glosses adapted from CC-CEDICT (CC BY-SA 4.0). Stroke data from Make Me a Hanzi (Arphic Public License), animated with Hanzi Writer.