嘎然 Traditional form: 嘎然 Pinyin (reading): gārán Definitions: (onom.) screech of a sudden stop suddenly stop (of sounds) crisply and clearly (of sounds) Characters: 嘎 - a cackling sound; bad, malevolent 然 - certainly; naturally; suddenly Traditional characters: 嘎 - a cackling sound; bad, malevolent 然 - certainly; naturally; suddenly