该 gāi
该 (gāi) is a Chinese character with 8 strokes, taught at HSK level 2. This page gives its meaning, the words it appears in, and characters at the same level.
Meaning
该 means should / that in English.
| English | should / that |
|---|---|
| Spanish | deber / ese |
| Portuguese | dever / esse |
| French | devoir / ce |
| German | sollen / jener |
| Italian | dovere / quello |
| Russian | должен / тот |
| Arabic | ينبغي / ذلك |
| Hindi | चाहिए / वह |
| Indonesian | harus / itu |
| Vietnamese | nên / đó |
| Japanese | べき |
| Korean | 해야 한다 |
Stroke order
Stroke-order animation for this character: open the writing tool with 该 loaded.
Characters at the same level
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