Dong Chinese dictionary

gāi

should

Phonosemantic compound. 言 represents the meaning and 亥 represents the sound.

Components

言 Meaning component

yán

speech

亥 Sound component

hài

12th terrestrial branch

Evolution

Seal script

Shuowen (~100 AD)

Clerical script

Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)

Clerical script

Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)

Clerical script

Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)

Regular script

Modern

Definitions

gāi

should, ought to, need to; should; ought to; probably; must be; to deserve; to owe; to be sb's turn to do sth; that; the above-mentioned

Most common words with 該

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