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 adopt confrontational posture; to meet head-on
to work resourcefully; to apply intelligence
Parmesan cheese
Bougainville, Papua New Guinea
Bougainville, Papua New Guinea
Bougainville island, Papua New Guinea
Bougainville island, Papua New Guinea
to let matters rest
responsibility
Gan Bao, ancient Chinese writer and historian
Gan Bao, Jin dynasty historian and writer
green beans in sauce, popular Beijing dish
variant of gān rǎo, to interfere
variant of gān rǎo, to interfere
to disturb; to interfere; interference (physics)
interferon
sexagenary cycle
interferometer (physics)
interferometer (physics)
variant of gān yù
variant of gān yù
witness (in a law suit)
witness (in a law suit)
Cognac
to intervene; intervention; to meddle