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Character

该 gāi

HSK 2Character

should; used to say what is right or needed

Radical
讠
Strokes
8
Structure
Left–right
Parts
讠 亥
Traditional
該
Frequency
#139 most common character
Practice writing

Meaning

gāi

gai1
  1. should; used to say what is right or needed
  2. to be someone's turn to do something

Examples

  • 我们该回家了。

    wǒ men gāi huí jiā le

    We should go home now.

    AI-generated sentence

  • 现在该你了。

    xiàn zài gāi nǐ le

    It's your turn now.

    AI-generated sentence

Stroke order

All 8 strokes

Speed

Practice writing 该

Draw “该” here — the faint guide shows its shape.

Words with 该

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该亚gāi yàGaea, the Earth Goddess and mother of the TitansWord该博gāi bóeruditeWord该应gāi yīngshouldWord该当gāi dāngshouldWord该死gāi sǐDamn it!Word该隐gāi yǐnCain (name)Word应该yīng gāishould; used to say what is right or good to doWordHSK 2活该huó gāisaid when something bad happens to someone who deserves itWordHSK 7–9不该bù gāishould notWord合该hé gāiought to; shouldWord亚该亚yà gāi yàAchaiaWord哈该书hā gāi shūBook of HaggaiWord

Same radical 讠

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