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Animated Stroke Order 甘

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How to write 甘 — animated stroke order

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2.

Stroke Order Diagrams 甘

甘 stroke order diagram
3.

Free Printable Handwriting Practice with Stroke Order: 甘

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4.

HSK Vocabulary: 甘

HSK words that contain this character.

心甘情愿

xīn gān qíng yuàn

be delighted to do something [idiom]

HSK 6

苦尽甘来

kǔ jìn gān lái

all sufferings have their reward; after the bitter comes the sweet

HSK 6

甘心

gān xīn

be willing / be content

HSK 3.0 L7-9
5.

Example Sentences

Real-world example sentences demonstrating how 甘 is used in context

tā他
gān甘
xīn心
wèi为
péng朋
yǒu友
fù付
chū出
yí一
qiè切
。

He is willing to give everything for his friend

wǒ我
gān甘
yuàn愿
chéng承
dān担
zhè这
ge个
zé责
rèn
zhè这
shuǐ水
guǒ果
de的
wèi味
dào道
fēi非
cháng常
gān甘

Information

Pinyingān
Meaningsweet
Strokes5
Radical甘
Traditional甘
StructureSingle Body
Frequency#2585
Zhuyinㄍㄢ
UnicodeU+7518
CangjieTM
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任
。

I am willing to take this responsibility

tián甜
。

This fruit tastes very sweet

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Same Sound

Characters pronounced "gan".

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Same Radical

Characters with radical "甘".

shèn甚tián甜
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