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
secretary-general
to quarrel (dialect)
what are you doing?; whatever for?; why on earth?
capable; ability
(dialect) to come to blows; to have a row
school for cadres; May 7 Cadre School wǔ qī gàn xiào
trunk canal
cadres and masses; party officials and ordinary people
capable; competent
to do things recklessly
prone to stealing; thieving; light-fingered
to rise through the ranks (as a party cadre)
Samarkand, city in Uzbekistan; also written sǎ mǎ ěr hǎn
to wipe dry
Chinook (helicopter)
Xingan county in Ji'an jí ān, Jiangxi
Xingan county in Ji'an jí ān, Jiangxi
Xingan county in Ji'an jí ān, Jiangxi
to dry in the sun
What can I do for you?; May I help you?
capable
Songtsen Gampo, early Tibetan emperor
Songtsen Gampo, founder of Tibetan Empire
Mausoleum of Tibetan king Songtsen Gampo