• 353rd most frequent character
  • Adds <0.01% to your reading coverage
  • 1 dictionary entry
  • Appears in 69 words
  • Component in 2 characters

Decomposition

1Once
No glyph available
3Graphical

Pinyin & Meaning

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

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Example Words

Common

干嘛 (幹嘛)
干活 (幹活)
干什么 (幹甚麼)

Uncommon

干事 (幹事)
干劲 (幹勁)
干啥 (幹啥)
干吗 (幹嗎)
干掉 (幹掉)
干练 (幹練)
干警 (幹警)
干部 (幹部)
能干 (能幹)
苦干 (苦幹)

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  • 63rd most frequent character
  • Adds <0.01% to your reading coverage
  • 4 dictionary entries
  • Appears in 34 words
  • Component in 0 characters

Decomposition

1Once
2Radical
3Graphical

Pinyin & Meaning

1. (ma2)exclamatory final particle
2. ma (ma5)interrogative final particle
3. me (me5)suffix, used to form interrogative 甚麼|什么, what?, indefinite 這麼|这么 thus etc
4. (mo2)tiny • insignificant

Pronunciation Clues

1. Pronunciation clue for (ma2)The component is pronounced as '' (ma2). It has the exact same pronunciation as the character.
2. Pronunciation clue for ma (ma5)The component is pronounced as '' (ma2). It has the same pronunciation as the character, but differs on tone.
3. Pronunciation clue for me (me5)The component is pronounced as '' (ma2). It has the same pinyin initial.
4. Pronunciation clue for (mo2)The component is pronounced as '' (ma2). It has the same pinyin initial.
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Example Words

Common

什么 (什麼)
怎么 (怎麼)
这么 (這麼)
那么 (那麼)

Uncommon

多么 (多麼)
怎么样 (怎麼樣)
为什么 (為什麼)

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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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