Character Details
should; ought Ascii: 35201 w461
Hanyu Pinyin Pronunciation Tone Components/Primitives Wiktionary Alt Sounds
gāi gye 1 讠 (speech) + 亥 (twelfth branch) → should 该 link
Picture Character Story
This teacher throws acorns at the students when they are throwing words around talking. “You should pay attention!”
Notes
[HSK 2] - —
Examples
- Wake up! - --Research Pending--
Strokes
Single Character Decomposition
Radical Name Label Domain Component Persona Example Characters
149 - 虍 horn tiger stripes tiger‑stripe pattern 虎 虎
Elements Semantic Element Phonetic Element Note
讠 (speech) + 亥 (twelfth branch) → should 讠 (semantic) 亥 (phonetic) phonetic from 亥

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