Meaning
few; widowed
Hear the Four Tones
The same syllable “gua” becomes a different word in each tone. 寡 is the 3rd tone. Tap any tone to hear a native voice and see its pitch shape.
Stroke Order
Tap Animate to watch the strokes in order, or Practice to trace it yourself.
Common Words
- 寡妇guǎ fuwidow
- 孤陋寡闻gū lòu guǎ wénignorant and inexperienced; ill-informed and narrow-minded
- 寡人guǎ rénI (first person pronoun used by royalty or nobility)
- 多寡duō guǎnumber; amount
- 寡情guǎ qíngheartless; unfeeling
Example Sentence
他平时沉默寡言，很少说话。Tā píng shí chén mò guǎ yán, hěn shǎo shuō huà.He is usually quiet and reserved, rarely speaking.
他Tāhe平时píng shíordinarily沉默寡言chén mò guǎ yánhabitually silent (idiom)，很hěnvery少shǎofew说话shuō huàto speak。