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秆 (gǎn): Stalk or stem of a plant — Stroke Order & Writing Guide

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秆

禾hé · grain

干gàn · trunk

秆=禾hé · grain+干gàn · trunk

4.

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5.

Related Words: 秆

秸秆 • jiē gǎn • crop stalks

jiē秸

gǎn秆

crop stalks

秸秆还田 • jiē gǎn huán tián • returning crop stalks to the field

jiē秸

gǎn秆

huán还

tián田

returning crop stalks to the field

6.

Example Sentences

nóng农

mín民

bǎ把

jiē秸

gǎn秆

hái还

tián田

zuò作

wéi为

féi肥

liào料

。

Farmers return crop stalks to the field as fertilizer

tián田

lǐ里

de的

mài麦

gǎn秆

kě可

yǐ以

yòng用

lái

zhè这

gēn根

gāo高

liáng粱

gǎn秆

zǐ子

hěn很

jiē结

shi

Information

Pinyingǎn

Meaningstalk or stem of a plant

Strokes8

Radical禾

Traditional稈

StructureLeft-Right

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Zhuyinㄍㄢˇ

UnicodeU+79C6

CangjieHDMJ

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来

wèi喂

niú牛

。

The wheat straw in the field can be used to feed cattle

实

。

This sorghum stalk is very sturdy

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Characters pronounced "gan".

赣gànJiangxi province; places therein
橄gǎnolive
柑gāntangerine, loose-skinned orange
肝gānliver
尴gānembarrassed, awkward
干gàntrunk; main part; do; work

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Same Radical

Characters with radical "禾".

稣sūrevive, to rise again; collect
秸jiēstalks of millet, corn
稗bàidarnels, weeds, tares small
穆mùsolemn, respectful; a surname
稿gǎodraft, manuscript, straw
称chēngfit; match; to name

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