干
Character
tree trunk
Readings and meanings
- tree trunk CC-CEDICT
- main part of sth CC-CEDICT
- to manage CC-CEDICT
- to work CC-CEDICT
- to do CC-CEDICT
- capable CC-CEDICT
- cadre CC-CEDICT
- to kill (slang) CC-CEDICT
- to fuck (vulgar) CC-CEDICT
- (coll.) pissed off CC-CEDICT
- annoyed CC-CEDICT
Words that use “干” as gàn
干什么gàn shén mewhat are you doing? asks about someone's actionWordHSK 1干吗gàn máwhat are you doing? used to ask about someone's activityWordHSK 3能干néng gàngood at doing thingsWordHSK 4干事gàn shiA person who does office work for a group or company.WordHSK 7–9干部gàn bùa person with an important job in the government or a companyWordHSK 7–9骨干gǔ gànthe long, hard middle part of a boneWordHSK 7–9说干就干shuō gàn jiù gànto start doing something right away, without waitingWordHSK 7–9主干zhǔ gàntrunkWord
- dry; not wet, with no water on it
- to dry; to become dry
Examples
我的头发干了。
wǒ de tóu fa gān le
My hair is dry.
AI-generated sentence
太阳出来了，衣服很快就干了。
tài yáng chū lái le yī fu hěn kuài jiù gān le
The sun is out, so the clothes will be dry soon.
AI-generated sentence
Words that use “干” as gān
干净gān jìngcleanWordHSK 1干杯gān bēiCheers!WordHSK 2干扰gān rǎoto bother someone and make it hard to do somethingWordHSK 5干脆gān cuìsimply or justWordHSK 5干预gān yùto get involved in something and try to change how it happensWordHSK 5饼干bǐng gāna flat, dry baked snackWordHSK 5干涉gān shèto get involved in other people's businessWordHSK 6干戈gān gēweapons used for fighting in old timesWordHSK 7–9
Stroke order
All 3 strokes
Speed
Practice writing 干
Draw “干” here — the faint guide shows its shape.