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CHINESE CHARACTER
gàn
幹
幹
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do; work; trunk; cadre
- Numbered pinyin
- gan4
- English meanings
- to do; to work; trunk; main part; cadre (in compounds)
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Characters with the same pinyin, regardless of tone.
awkward; embarrassed
do
feel
dare
pole
pole; staff
sweet; willing
stalk; straw
pole; rod
liver
pursue
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