to do; to work; dry; shield
Animated Stroke Order 干
Stroke Order Diagrams 干
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HSK Vocabulary: 干
HSK words that contain this character.
Example Sentences
Real-world example sentences demonstrating how 干 is used in context
1
tā他
zhèng正
zài在
huā花
yuán园
lǐ里
gàn干
huó活
。
He is working in the garden.
2
ràng让
wǒ我
men们
wèi为
yǒu友
yì谊
gān干
bēi杯
！
Let's toast to friendship!
3
zhè这
ge个
fáng房
jiān间
hěn很
gān干
jìng净
。
This room is very clean.
4
mā妈
mā妈
bǎ把
yī衣
fú服
xǐ洗
dé得
hěn很
gān干
jìng净
。
Mom washed the clothes very clean.
5
tā他
zuò做
shì事
gān干
jìng净
lì利
luò落
，
cóng从
bù不
tuō拖
ní泥
dài带
shuǐ水
。
He does things neatly and efficiently, never dragging his feet.
6
wǒ我
men们
gān干
bēi杯
！
Let's cheers!
7
shēng生
rì日
huì会
shàng上
，
dà大
jiā家
yì一
qǐ起
gān干
bēi杯
qìng庆
zhù祝
。
At the birthday party, everyone cheers together to celebrate.
8
wèi为
le了
wǒ我
men们
de的
yǒu友
yì谊
，
ràng让
wǒ我
men们
gān干
bēi杯
！
For our friendship, let's make a toast!
9
wǒ我
chī吃
bǐng饼
gān干
。
I eat biscuits.
10
mā妈
mā妈
mǎi买
le了
qiǎo巧
kè克
lì力
bǐng饼
gān干
。
Mom bought chocolate biscuits.
Information
Traditional幹
Radical干
Strokes3
StructureSingle Body
Frequency#464
Zhuyinㄍㄢ
Components—
UnicodeU+5E72
CangjieMJ
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Cultural note
Traditional Chinese culture often connects characters and names with the Five Elements (Wood, Fire, Earth, Metal, Water) and Yin–Yang, a system also used to describe personality tendencies.
Learn how the Five Elements describe personality