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干 (Trad.: 乾, 干, 幹)Polyphone (多音字)HSK 4
Antonyms: 枝 亲 湿 潮 群 鲜
Total strokes: 3; Radical: 干
Pictographic:A club or axe
Character Formation:
  • ⿱ Above to below
    • 一 [ yī ] one; a, an; alone
    • 十 [ shí ] ten, tenth; complete; perfect
Similar Characters: 千 壬 下
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1
Pinyin: gān
English Definition:dry; clean; in vain; dried food; foster; adoptive; to ignore; to concern; to interfere; shield; stem
Chinese Definition:
①触犯，冒犯，冲犯：干扰。干涉。干预(亦作“干与”)。森然干霄。
②追求，求取，旧指追求职位俸禄：干禄。干仕。
③关连，涉及：干系。互不相干。
④盾，古代抵御刀枪的兵器：大动干戈。
⑤古代用以记年、记月、记日、记时(亦作编排次序)的十个字(甲乙丙丁戊己庚辛壬癸)：天干。干支。
⑥涯岸，水边：“河之干兮”。
⑦个数：若干。
⑧没有水分或水分少：干燥。干旱。干枯。干柴。豆腐干。
⑨枯竭，尽净：干尽。干杯。
⑩徒然，白白地：干着急。
⑾指没有血缘或婚姻关系，拜认的亲属：干亲。
⑿(干将jiāng)古剑名。
Example Words:
若干HSK 6 ruò gān a certain number or amount; how many?; how much?
干净HSK 3 gān jìng clean; neat
干涉HSK 6 gān shè to interfere; to meddle; interference
干旱HSK 6 gān hàn drought; arid; dry
干脆HSK 5 gān cuì straightforward; clear-cut; blunt (e.g. statement); you might as well; simply
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2
Pinyin: gàn
English Definition:tree trunk; main part of sth; to manage; to work; to do; capable; cadre; to kill (slang); to fuck (vulgar)
Chinese Definition:
①事物的主体或重要部分：树干。躯干。干线。
②做：干事。说干就干。
③有才能的，善于办事的：干才。干员。干练。
④方言，坏、糟：事情要干。
Example Words:
干部 gàn bù cadre; official; officer; manager
骨干HSK 6 gǔ gàn diaphysis (long segment of a bone); fig. backbone
干警 gàn jǐng police; police cadres
干事 gàn shi administrator; executive secretary
干吗HSK 4 gàn má see 干嘛
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Example Sentences
1
gān bēi
干杯
！
Cheers!
2
nǐ
你
gàn shén me
干什么
？
What are you doing?
3
xǐ shǒu jiān
洗手间
hěn
很
gān jìng
干净
。
The restroom is very clean.
4
tā
他
gàn huó
干活
hěn
很
qín kuài
勤快
。
He works very hard.
5
zhè ge
这个
fáng jiān
房间
hěn
很
gān jìng
干净
。
This room is very clean.
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