(gān)

HSK 67 strokes

liver (CL:叶)

Stroke order animation

Character information

Pinyin
gān
Meaning
liver (CL:叶); (slang) to put in long hours, typically late into the night, playing (a video game); (of a video game) involving a lot of repetition in order to progress; grindy
Strokes
7
HSK level
HSK 6
Traditional
Same

Origin & structure

Where comes from and how its parts fit together.

Phonetic-semantic compound⿰⺼干

In this compound, the meaning comes from (flesh); supplies the sound.

One part carries the meaning, the other suggests the sound.

Made of

Parts are arranged left to right.

How to write step by step

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

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Words with

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

gānzāng
HSK 7-9

liver

Open 肝脏 page →
gān

hepatitis B

Open 乙肝 page →
xīngān

darling; (in negative sentences) heart; humanity

Open 心肝 page →
gān

(slang) to put in long hours, typically late into the night, playing a vide…

Open 氪肝 page →

(idiom) to be completely honest and sincere; to show wholehearted loyalty

Open 披肝沥胆 page →
jiǎgān

hepatitis A

Open 甲肝 page →

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