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  1. 干 is the 353rd most frequent character.
  2. has 4 dictionary entries.
  3. appears as a character in 138 words.
  4. appears as a component in 145 characters.

Decomposition:

Once :
=> ,
Radical :
=> (dry)
Graphical :
=> , ,

Pinyin & Meaning:

  1. Gan1 - surname Gan
  2. gan1 - dry/clean/in vain/dried food/foster/adoptive/to ignore
  3. gan1 - to concern/to interfere/shield/stem
  4. 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 (gan1): The component 干 is pronounced as 'gan1'. It has the exact same pronunciation as the character.
  2. Pronunciation clue for 干 (gan1): The component 干 is pronounced as 'gan4'. It has the same pronunciation as the character, but differs on tone.
  3. Pronunciation clue for 干 (gan4): The component 干 is pronounced as 'gan1'. It has the same pronunciation as the character, but differs on tone.
  4. Pronunciation clue for 干 (gan4): The component 干 is pronounced as 'gan4'. It has the exact same pronunciation as the character.

Example Words:

High Frequency

 ()
干净 (乾淨)
干嘛 (幹嘛)
干活 (幹活)
干什么 (幹甚麼)

Medium Frequency

干妈 (乾媽)
干杯 (乾杯)
干果 (乾果)
干枯 (乾枯)
干洗 (乾洗)
干涸 (乾涸)
干涩 (乾澀)
干燥 (乾燥)
干爹 (乾爹)
干爽 (乾爽)
干瞪眼 (乾瞪眼)
干粮 (乾糧)
干脆 (乾脆)
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)
干练 (幹練)
干警 (幹警)
干部 (幹部)
擦干 (擦乾)
晾干 (晾乾)
晒干 (曬乾)
流干 (流乾)
烘干 (烘乾)
热干面 (熱乾面)
牛肉干 (牛肉乾)
相干 
能干 (能幹)
若干 
苦干 (苦幹)
葡萄干 (葡萄乾)
风干 (風乾)
饼干 (餅乾)
Decomposition Levels:
Level 1: Only divided once. So only two components.
Level 2: Radical Decomposition. The character gets decomposed into its lowest radical components. For the complete list visit the Radical wikipedia page.
Level 3: 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.