寡
few; scant; widowed
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Dict coverage rank #1,612 U+5BE1
How 寡 is formed
How to remember it
widowed · Heisig RSH #1559
house + ceiling + nose + tool + dagger
Keyword method from Heisig's Remembering Simplified Hanzi.
Words containing 寡
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 得道多助，失道寡助 | dé dào duō zhù , shī dào guǎ zhù | A just cause attracts much support, an unjust one finds little (idiom, from Mencius) |
| 寡头政治 | guǎ tóu zhèng zhì | oligarchy |
| 曲高和寡 | qǔ gāo hè guǎ | difficult songs find few singers (idiom); highbrow |
| 落落寡合 | luò luò guǎ hé | aloof; standoffish; unsociable |
| 落落寡交 | luò luò guǎ jiāo | aloof and as a result friendless (idiom) |
| 清汤寡水 | qīng tāng guǎ shuǐ | meager fare; (fig.) insipid; colorless |
| 寡二少双 | guǎ èr shǎo shuāng | peerless; second to none (idiom) |
| 失道寡助 | shī dào guǎ zhù | an unjust cause finds little support (idiom, from Mencius); cf 得道多助[de2 dao4 duo1 zhu4] a … |
| 清心寡欲 | qīng xīn guǎ yù | (idiom) uninterested in self-indulgence; abstemious; ascetic |
| 孤家寡人 | gū jiā guǎ rén | one who is cut off from others (idiom); one who has chosen to follow a solitary path; (can… |
| 红寡妇鸟 | hóng guǎ fu niǎo | (ornithology) red bishop (Euplectes orix) |
| 索然寡味 | suǒ rán guǎ wèi | dull and insipid |
| 落落寡欢 | luò luò guǎ huān | melancholy; unhappy |
| 寡人 | guǎ rén | I (first person pronoun used by royalty or nobility) |
| 寡头 | guǎ tóu | oligarch |
| 寡不敌众 | guǎ bù dí zhòng | the few are no match for the many; heavily outnumbered; facing impossible odds (idiom) |
| 多寡 | duō guǎ | number; amount |
| 守活寡 | shǒu huó guǎ | to stay at home while one's husband is away; grass widow |
| 不患寡而患不均 | bù huàn guǎ ér huàn bù jūn | do not worry about scarcity, but rather about uneven distribution (idiom, from Analects) |
| 寡情 | guǎ qíng | heartless; unfeeling |