嘎

gā

interjection #9,578

Meanings

1 quack (duck sound)
2 creak
3 ga (onomatopoeia)

Characters

onomatopoeia for quacking or creaking

Examples

鸭子嘎嘎叫。

Yāzi gāgā jiào.

The duck quacks.

门嘎吱一声开了。

Mén gāzhī yī shēng kāi le.

The door opened with a creak.

Tips

usage

嘎 is onomatopoeic. 嘎嘎 (gāgā) imitates a duck quacking. 嘎吱 (gāzhī) or 嘎嘣 (gābēng) imitate creaking or crunching sounds.

Stroke Order

嘎 gā