• 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.

Appears In

also appears in:

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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  • 686th most frequent character
  • Adds ~0.03% to your reading coverage
  • 1 dictionary entry
  • Appears in 96 words
  • Component in 0 characters

Decomposition

1Once
3Graphical
丿

Pinyin & Meaning

1. jǐng (jing3)to alert • to warn • police

Pronunciation Clues

1. Pronunciation clue for jǐng (jing3)The component is pronounced as 'jìng' (jing4). It has the same pronunciation as the character, but differs on tone.

Example Words

Common

交警 
特警 
警察 

Uncommon

刑警 
报警 (報警)
巡警 
干警 (幹警)
武警 
民警 
警告 
警报 (警報)
警官 
警惕 
警方 
警犬 
警车 (警車)
警醒 
预警 (預警)

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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.