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干
幹
gàn
1. tree trunk
2. main part of sth
3. to manage
4. to work
5. to do
6. capable
7. cadre
8. to kill (slang)
9. to fuck (vulgar)
HSK 4 Very Common • Top 0% ✏️ 3 strokes

Character Breakdown (Single character)

干
gàn
arid, dry; to oppose; to offend; to invade
HSK 3 3 丶

Compound Words (20)

主干
zhǔgàn
trunk
干俸
gānfèng
sinecure
干儿
gānér
adopted son
干儿
gānr
dried food
干冰
gānbīng
dry ice (i.e. frozen CO2)
干哕
gānyuě
to retch
干嚎
gānháo
to cry out loud without tears
干娘
gānniáng
godmother (see also [[干妈]])
干妈
gānmā
godmother
干尸
gānshī
mummy
干旱
gānhàn
drought
HSK 6
干杯
gānbēi
to drink a toast
HSK 4
干果
gānguǒ
dried fruit
干枯
gānkū
withered
干洗
gānxǐ
to dry clean
干涸
gānhé
to dry up
干净
gānjìng
clean
HSK 3
干渴
gānkě
parched
干潮
gāncháo
low tide
干涩
gānsè
dry and rough (skin)

Alternate Entries

干
gān
old variant of [[乾|干<gān>]]
HSK 4
干
Gān
surname Gan
HSK 4
干
gān
dry / clean / in vain / dried food / foster / adoptive / to ignore
HSK 4
干
gān
variant of [[乾|干<gān>]]
HSK 4
干
gān
to concern / to interfere / shield / stem
HSK 4

Metadata

Category
Chinese
HSK Character Level
3
Character Frequency Rank
352
Word Frequency Rank
97 of 84,292