尴 Strokes Write it Listen 尴 gān embarrassed; ill-at-ease HSK 7–9 13 strokes Radical 尢 Sound + meaning 1 word Built from尢meaningyóuweak, lame监soundjiānto supervise, to direct, to control; to inspect; prison, jail How it works尢 hints at the meaning (lame), and 监 jiān hints at the sound.