Character data

RADICAL ⼄ (5.10)

STROKES 11

SIMPLIFIED 干

乾 qián gān

surname Qian

乾 qián	1. surname Qian 2. one of the Eight Trigrams 八卦bā guà, symbolizing heaven 3. male principle 4. ☰ 5. ancient Chinese compass point: 315° (northwest)
乾 gān	1. dry 2. clean 3. to concern 4. to interfere 5. stem 6. dried food 7. to ignore 8. in vain 9. foster 10. adoptive 11. shield 12. surname Gan 13. variant of 干gān 14. old variant of 干gān

Word	Meaning
乾旦 qián dàn	male actor playing the female role (Chinese opera)
乾旱 gān hàn	drought; dry; arid
乾旱土 gān hàn tǔ	Aridosols (Chinese Soil Taxonomy)
乾杯 gān bēi	Cheers! (proposing a toast); to drink a toast; Bottoms up!
乾果 gān guǒ	dry fruits (nuts etc); dried fruit
乾枯 gān kū	dried up; withered
乾梅子 gān méi zi	prunes
乾洗 gān xǐ	dry cleaning; to dry clean
乾涸 gān hé	to dry up
乾淨 gān jìng	clean; neat
乾淨俐落 gān jìng lì luò	neat and tidy; clean and efficient
乾淨利落 gān jìng lì luo	neat and tidy; efficient; squeaky clean
乾渴 gān kě	dry mouth; parched
乾潮 gān cháo	low tide; low water
乾澀 gān sè	dry and rough (skin); hoarse (voice); dry and heavy (style)
乾煸 gān biān	to stir-fry with oil only (no addition of water)
乾煸四季豆 gān biān sì jì dòu	fried beans, Sichuan style
乾煸土豆絲 gān biān tǔ dòu sī	dry-fried potato slices (Chinese dish)
乾燥 gān zào	to dry (of weather, paint, cement etc); arid; uninteresting
乾燥劑 gān zào jì	desiccant
乾燥機 gān zào jī	a drier
乾爹 gān diē	godfather; older man sponsor; sugar daddy
乾爽 gān shuǎng	dry and clean; clear and fresh
乾物女 gān wù nǚ	single woman not into dating; lazy homebody
乾瘦 gān shòu	skinny and shriveled; wizened

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