干(gān)

HSK 13 strokesTrad. 幹
Readingsgāngàn

old variant of 干

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Character information

Pinyin
gān / gàn
Meaning
old variant of 干
Strokes
3
HSK level
HSK 1
Traditional
幹

Origin & structure

Where 干 comes from and how its parts fit together.

Pictograph⿱一十

A club or axe

A drawing of the thing it names.

Made of

一yī十shí

Parts are arranged top to bottom.

Traditional form 幹: Sunlight 龺 suggests "dry"; a club 人干 suggests "invade"

How to write 干 step by step

3 strokes — each frame adds one stroke, shown in dark ink over the lighter ones.

  1. 1
  2. 2
  3. 3

Words with 干

Common words using 干 — tap any character to open its stroke-order page.

gān干jìng净
HSK 1

clean

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gān干bēi杯
HSK 2

to drink a toast

Open 干杯 page →
yī一gān干èr二jìng净
HSK 7-9

thoroughly (idiom)

Open 一干二净 page →
gān干hàn旱
HSK 7-9

drought

Open 干旱 page →
zhǔ主gàn干

trunk; main; core

Open 主干 page →
gān干fèng俸

income provided by a sinecure

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gān干ér儿

adopted son (traditional adoption, i.e. without legal ramifications)

Open 干儿 page →
bù不gān干bù不jìng净

unclean

Open 不干不净 page →

Related characters

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一七三上下不东两

From 干’s common words

净杯一二旱主俸儿

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