gai3彐
Jyutpinggai3
Yalegai
Definition
Pig snout.
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How it's used
Primarily encountered as a radical in Chinese characters, this term is rarely used in isolation outside of discussions about orthography or calligraphy. It serves as a descriptive label for the shape resembling a pig's snout, which appears in characters like 彖 or 彗. Learners should treat it as a technical component name rather than a common noun for an animal part.
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Do not confuse this with the radical 彑, which is visually similar but historically distinct in character composition.
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Grammar guides
- LocationHow to say where something is using 喺 (hai2), place words like 度, and the common coverbs that work like English prepositions.
- Serial verbsStringing two or more verbs together without any joining word, like go to the shop buy things. Extremely common in Cantonese.
- 將 disposalHow to move the object in front of the verb with 將, to focus on what happens to it. Common in instructions and writing.
