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擀

gǎn

to roll or knead dough

🔤 Pictophonetic: 扌 (hand) provides meaning, 幹 provides pronunciation

HSK 16 strokes Uncommon (55%)

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Component Breakdown

Each color represents a different component

arid, dry; to oppose; to offend; to invade

⿰扌幹 i

Stroke Order

Component Tree i

shǒu

扌

hand

📷 Pictographic: A hand with the fingers splayed; compare 手

3 strokes

èr

二

two; twice

💡 Ideographic: Two parallel lines; compare 一 (one) and 三 (three)

2 strokes HSK 1

jué

亅

hook

1 strokes

gàn

幹

arid, dry; to oppose; to offend; to invade

📷 Pictographic: Sunlight 龺 suggests "dry"; a club 人干 suggests "invade"

13 strokes

gān

龺

sunlight; the rays of the sun

8 strokes

shí

十

ten, tenth; complete; perfect

2 strokes HSK 1

rì

日

sun; day; daytime

📷 Pictographic: The sun

4 strokes HSK 2

kǒu

口

mouth; entrance, gate, opening

📷 Pictographic: An open mouth

3 strokes HSK 3

jiōng

冂

wide

2 strokes

yī

一

one; a, an; alone

💡 Ideographic: Represents heaven (天), earth (旦), or the number 1

1 strokes HSK 1

yī

一

one; a, an; alone

💡 Ideographic: Represents heaven (天), earth (旦), or the number 1

1 strokes HSK 1

shí

十

ten, tenth; complete; perfect

2 strokes HSK 1

⿱人干

Radical component

Words Using 擀 (2)

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