伽
jiā
gā
- used in the transliteration of Greek letters
jiā · gaa1 (Jyutping)
- traditionally used as phonetic for "ga"
qié
- used to transliterate Sanskrit "gha"
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Character breakdown
伽
- Meaning
- transcription of Sanskrit 'gha' in Buddhist texts ('samgha', etc.); nursing; attending; entertainer (Japanese); temple; in Chinese this character is not used alone
- Radical
- 亻
- Strokes
- 7
- Components
- ⿰亻加
- Cangjie
- OKSR
- Four-corner
- 2620.0
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