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

Decomposition

1Once
2Radical
3Graphical

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 gān (gan1)The component is pronounced as 'gān' (gan1). It has the exact same pronunciation as the character.
2. Pronunciation clue for gān (gan1)The component is pronounced as 'gàn' (gan4). It has the same pronunciation as the character, but differs on tone.
3. Pronunciation clue for gàn (gan4)The component is pronounced as 'gān' (gan1). It has the same pronunciation as the character, but differs on tone.
4. Pronunciation clue for gàn (gan4)The component is pronounced as 'gàn' (gan4). It has the exact same pronunciation as the character.
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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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  • 84th most frequent character
  • Adds ~0.21% to your reading coverage
  • 1 dictionary entry
  • Appears in 207 words
  • Component in 2 characters

Decomposition

1Once
3Graphical

Pinyin & Meaning

1. (bu4)ministry • department • section • part • division • troops • board • classifier for works of literature, films, machines etc

Pronunciation Clues

1. Pronunciation clue for (bu4)The component is pronounced as '' (fu3). It has the same pinyin final.
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Appears In

also appears in:

Example Words

Common

全部 
部分 

Uncommon

一部分 
中部 
俱乐部 (俱樂部)
内部 (內部)
公安部 
北部 
南部 
外交部 
外部 
大部分 (大部份)
天龙八部 (天龍八部)
尾部 
局部 
干部 (幹部)
底部 
教育部 
东部 (東部)
总部 (總部)
胸部 
腰部 
腹部 
臀部 
西部 
部份 
部位 
部署 
部落 
部长 (部長)
部门 (部門)
部队 (部隊)
面部 
顶部 (頂部)
头部 (頭部)
颈部 (頸部)

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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.
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