1. 何
  2. 干

何

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  • 229th most frequent character
  • Adds ~0.10% to your reading coverage
  • 2 dictionary entries
  • Appears in 99 words
  • Component in 1 character

Decomposition

1Once
何→
亻可
2Radical
何→
亻human一one亅hook口mouth
3Graphical
何→
㇒丨一亅口

Pinyin & Meaning

1. hé (He2)surname He
2. hé (he2)what • how • why • which • carry

Pronunciation Clues

1. Pronunciation clue for 何 hé (he2)The component 可 is pronounced as 'kě' (ke3). It has the same pinyin final.
2. Pronunciation clue for 何 hé (he2)The component 可 is pronounced as 'kè' (ke4). It has the same pinyin final.
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Appears In

何 also appears in:
荷

Example Words

Common

任何 
如何 

Uncommon

何以 
何尝 (何嘗)
何必 
何方 
何时 (何時)
何况 (何況)
何等 
何苦 
何处 (何處)
奈何 
为何 (為何)
无可奈何 (無可奈何)

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干

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Previous (根)Next (造)
  • 353rd most frequent character
  • Adds ~0.06% to your reading coverage
  • 4 dictionary entries
  • Appears in 217 words
  • Component in 145 characters

Decomposition

1Once
干→
一十
2Radical
干→
干dry
3Graphical
干→
一一丨

Pinyin & Meaning

1. gān (Gan1)surname Gan
2. gān (gan1)dry • clean • in vain • dried food • foster • adoptive • to ignore
3. gān (gan1)to concern • to interfere • shield • stem
4. gàn (gan4)tree trunk • main part of sth • to manage • to work • to do • capable • cadre • to kill (slang) • to fuck (vulgar)

Pronunciation Clues

1. Pronunciation clue for 干 gān (gan1)The component 干 is pronounced as 'gān' (gan1). It has the exact same pronunciation as the character.
2. Pronunciation clue for 干 gān (gan1)The component 干 is pronounced as 'gàn' (gan4). It has the same pronunciation as the character, but differs on tone.
3. Pronunciation clue for 干 gàn (gan4)The component 干 is pronounced as 'gān' (gan1). It has the same pronunciation as the character, but differs on tone.
4. Pronunciation clue for 干 gàn (gan4)The component 干 is pronounced as 'gàn' (gan4). It has the exact same pronunciation as the character.
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Appears In

干 also appears in:
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Example Words

Common

干净 (乾淨)
干燥 (乾燥)
干脆 (乾脆)
干嘛 (幹嘛)
干活 (幹活)
干什么 (幹甚麼)
干部 (幹部)
能干 (能幹)
饼干 (餅乾)

Uncommon

干妈 (乾媽)
干杯 (乾杯)
干果 (乾果)
干枯 (乾枯)
干洗 (乾洗)
干涸 (乾涸)
干渴 (乾渴)
干涩 (乾澀)
干爹 (乾爹)
干爽 (乾爽)
干瞪眼 (乾瞪眼)
干粮 (乾糧)
干贝 (乾貝)
何干 
口干舌燥 (口乾舌燥)
吹干 (吹乾)
实干 (實幹)
干扰 (干擾)
干涉 
干预 (干預)
干事 (幹事)
干劲 (幹勁)
干啥 (幹啥)
干吗 (幹嗎)
干掉 (幹掉)
干活儿 (幹活兒)
干练 (幹練)
干警 (幹警)
干么 (幹麼)
擦干 (擦乾)
晾干 (晾乾)
晒干 (曬乾)
树干 (樹幹)
流干 (流乾)
烘干 (烘乾)
热干面 (熱乾面)
牛肉干 (牛肉乾)
相干 
若干 
苦干 (苦幹)
葡萄干 (葡萄乾)
风干 (風乾)
香干 (香乾)

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Decomposition Levels:
Level 1 - Once: Only divided once. So only two components.
Level 2 - Radical: Radical Decomposition. The character gets decomposed into its lowest radical components. For the complete list visit the Radical wikipedia page.
Level 3 - Graphical: Graphical Decomposition. Shows all the strokes & lowest level of components that make up the character.
If you see questions marks or too many "block" characters, especially when it comes to level 3 decomposition you might need the correct font.