肝(gān): liver (CL:叶)
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 肝 comes from and how its parts fit together.
How to write 肝 step by step
7 strokes — each frame adds one stroke, shown in dark ink over the lighter ones.
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Words with 肝
Common words using 肝 — tap any character to open its stroke-order page.
(idiom) to be completely honest and sincere; to show wholehearted loyalty
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