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Meaning of 幹

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(Simplified: 干)HSK 4
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。
Antonyms: 湿
Total strokes: 13; Radical:
Pictographic:Sunlight suggests "dry"; a club 人干 suggests "invade"
Character Formation:
  • Left to right
    • [ gān ] sunlight; the rays of the sun
    • Above to below
      • [ rén ] man, person; people
      • [ gàn ] arid, dry; to oppose; to offend; to invade
Similar Characters:
Example Words
幹部 gàn cadre; official; officer; manager
幹警 gàn jǐng police; police cadres
幹事 gàn shi administrator; executive secretary
幹嗎HSK 4 gàn see 干嘛
More:幹* | *幹 | *幹*
Example Sentences
1
Cheers!
2
What are you doing?
3
The restroom is very clean.
4
He works very hard.
5
This room is very clean.