TSUMUGU · B1 (est.) · 字
尬
尬 ＝ 尢 ＋ 介
ㄍㄚˋ · gà
adj — awkward, embarrassing (only in 尷尬)
字源 FORM — what the parts do
尢義a person with a bent, lame leg
IFTjiè → gà — the reading moved off the donor
A figure walking lame (尢), stuck mid-stride — the body's own picture of being caught with no good move: awkward. 介 carries the sound, shifted from jiè to gà; its picture of a person wedged between two lines suits being stuck. It lives only in 尷尬.
故事 STORY — a scene to remember it by
一條腿瘸著（尢），人夾在中間（介），想走走不開。
One leg gone lame (尢), the figure wedged in the middle (介), unable to step clear.
字源記憶法
意 · Meanings
(本義)尷尬— awkward, embarrassing常用
(本義) original meaning · → ⇒ each arrow = one more step of extension