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肝 (gān): Liver — Stroke Order & Writing Guide

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Animated Stroke Order 肝

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How to write 肝 — animated stroke order

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2.

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肝 stroke order diagram
3.

Free Printable Handwriting Practice with Stroke Order: 肝

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4.

Example Sentences

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

tā他
de的
gān肝
zāng脏
gōng功
néng能
jiǎn

Information

Pinyingān
Meaningliver
Strokes7
Radical月
Traditional肝
StructureLeft-Right
Frequency#1835
Zhuyinㄍㄢ
UnicodeU+809D
CangjieBMMJ
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检
chá查
jié结
guǒ果
zhèng正
cháng常
。

His liver function test results are normal

yī医
shēng生
shuō说
tā他
de的
gān肝
hěn很
jiàn健
kāng康
。

The doctor said his liver is very healthy.

hái孩
zi子
shì是
fù父
mǔ母
de的
xīn心
gān肝
bǎo宝
bèi贝
。

Children are the beloved treasures of parents

cháng长
qī期
yǐn饮
jiǔ酒
kě可
néng能
dǎo导
zhì致
gān肝
yìng硬
huà化
。

Long-term alcohol consumption may lead to liver cirrhosis

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