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甘
gān
1. sweet
2. willing
Very Common • Top 4% ✏️ 5 strokes

Character Breakdown (Single character)

甘
gān
sweet, tasty; willing
HSK 6 5 丶

Compound Words (20)

不甘
bùgān
unreconciled to
心甘
xīngān
to be willing
甘南
Gānnán
Gannan county in Qiqihar [[齊齊哈爾|齐齐哈尔<Qíqíhāěr>]], Heilongjiang
甘味
gānwèi
sweetness
甘地
Gāndì
(Mahatma) Gandhi
甘孜
Gānzī
Garze or Kandze, capital of Garze Tibetan autonomous prefecture [[甘孜藏族自治州<GānzīZàngzúzìzhìzhōu>]], formerly in Kham province of Tibet, present Sichuan
甘州
Gānzhōu
Ganzhou district of Zhangye city [[張掖市|张掖市<Zhāngyèshì>]], Gansu
甘德
Gāndé
Gadê or Gande county (Tibetan: dga' bde rdzong) in Golog Tibetan autonomous prefecture [[果洛州<Guǒluòzhōu>]], Qinghai
甘心
gānxīn
to be willing to
甘于
gānyú
to be willing to
甘汞
gāngǒng
calomel or mercurous chloride (Hg2Cl2)
甘油
gānyóu
glycerine
甘泉
Gānquán
Ganquan county in Yan'an [[延安<Yánān>]], Shaanxi
甘洛
Gānluò
Ganluo county in Liangshan Yi autonomous prefecture [[涼山彞族自治州|凉山彝族自治州<LiángshānYízúzìzhìzhōu>]], south Sichuan
甘甜
gāntián
sweet
甘肃
Gānsù
Gansu province, abbr. [[甘<Gān>]], short name [[隴|陇<Lǒng>]], capital Lanzhou [[蘭州|兰州<Lánzhōu>]]
甘苦
gānkǔ
good times and hardships
甘草
gāncǎo
licorice root
甘菊
gānjú
chamomile
甘蔗
gānzhe
sugar cane

Alternate Entries

甘
Gān
surname Gan / abbr. for Gansu Province [[甘肅省|甘肃省<GānsùShěng>]]

Metadata

Category
Chinese
HSK Character Level
6
Character Frequency Rank
1,407
Word Frequency Rank
3,747 of 84,292
Radical Number
99