CHINESE CHARACTER
- Numbered pinyin
- gan4
- English meanings
- do, work, fight
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BUILDING BLOCKS
Structure & components
Single-component character
干 is learned as a whole in this component guide. Recognize its complete shape rather than splitting it into smaller components.
This breakdown describes the written shape. A component's meaning does not always explain the meaning of the whole character.
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Characters with the same pinyin, regardless of tone.
awkward; embarrassed
do; work; trunk; cadre
feel
dare
pole
pole; staff
sweet; willing
stalk; straw
pole; rod
liver
pursue
Example sentences
Read the Chinese sentence, then check its English translation.
- 01
What are you doing?
- 02
The clothes are dry.
- 03
Work hard; there's a future in it.
- 04
Rest after finishing the work.
- 05
He wants to do something big.
- 06
Can you handle this?
Related words
Explore words connected to this character.
- 一干二净
- 干事
- 干什么
- 干净
- 干吗
- 干戈
- 干扰
- 干旱
- 干杯
- 干活儿
- 干涉
- 干燥
- 干脆
- 干部
- 干预
- 烘干
- 能干
- 若干
- 说干就干
- 饼干
- 骨干