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CHINESE CHARACTER
- Numbered pinyin
- gan3
- English meanings
- run after, pursue
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BUILDING BLOCKS
Structure & components
Enclosed from the lower left structure
Enclosed from the lower left arrangement: outside 走; inside 干.
Meaning & sound clues
走 is identified as the meaning component, associated with “run”.
干 is identified as the sound component (gàn). Its pronunciation may differ from the modern pronunciation of 赶.
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
do; work; trunk; cadre
feel
dare
pole
pole; staff
sweet; willing
stalk; straw
pole; rod
liver
Example sentences
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Related words
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- 赶上
- 赶不上
- 赶到
- 赶往
- 赶忙
- 赶快
- 赶紧
- 赶赴
- 追赶