gàn gān

to do; to work; to manage

HSK 3 #353

Character data

HSK 3
Frequency 353rd character
Radical ⼲ (51.0)
Strokes 3
Index # 23
TRADITIONAL ,

Definitions

干 gàn
  1. 1. to do
  2. 2. to work
  3. 3. to manage
  4. 4. main part of sth
  5. 5. tree trunk
  6. 6. capable
  7. 7. cadre
  8. 8. to fuck (vulgar)
  9. 9. to kill (slang)
干 gān
  1. 1. dry
  2. 2. clean
  3. 3. to concern
  4. 4. to interfere
  5. 5. stem
  6. 6. dried food
  7. 7. to ignore
  8. 8. in vain
  9. 9. foster
  10. 10. adoptive
  11. 11. shield
  12. 12. surname Gan
  13. 13. variant of gān
  14. 14. old variant of gān

Stroke order

干 stroke order diagram
干 stroke order animation

Words containing 干

Word Meaning
to have the full responsibility of a job; allocated task
strong in appearance but weak in reality (idiom)
Balkan
Shinkansen (Japanese high-speed train)
smoked bean curd
dried scallop; conpoy
interferon
main stream (of a river)
able and efficient
main; core; trunk
trunk line (of road, network etc); backbone (cable)
goddaughter; non-legal adopted daughter
desiccant
dry powder
to worry helplessly
ten Heavenly Stems in Chinese calendar
police; police cadres
godson; informally adopted son
to retch
adoptive mother; godmother
skinny and shriveled; wizened
capable; ability
unclean; filthy; foul-mouthed
a little dirt never killed anybody (proverb)
noninterference; nonintervention