Back to Dictionary
干
乾
gān
1. dry
2. clean
3. in vain
4. dried food
5. foster
6. adoptive
7. to ignore
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)

Example Sentences (1)

我还不习惯北方的气候，估计是天气太干。今天天气不是很冷，你怎么穿这么多？
Wǒ hái bù xíguàn běifāng de qìhòu, gūjì shì tiānqì tài gān. Jīntiān tiānqì bù shì hěn lěng, nǐ zěnme chuān zhème duō?
I'm still not used to the northern climate; I guess the weather is too dry. It's not very cold today. Why are you wearing so many clothes?
Text 1

Alternate Entries

干
gān
old variant of [[乾|干<gān>]]
HSK 4
干
Gān
surname Gan
HSK 4
干
gān
variant of [[乾|干<gān>]]
HSK 4
干
gān
to concern / to interfere / shield / stem
HSK 4
干
gàn
tree trunk / main part of sth / to manage / to work / to do / capable / cadre / to kill (slang) / to fuck (vulgar)
HSK 4

Metadata

Category
Chinese
HSK Character Level
3
Character Frequency Rank
352
Word Frequency Rank
97 of 84,292
Radical Number
51