甘
Character
short name for Gansu 甘肃 (Gān sù)
- Radical
- 甘 (itself)
- Strokes
- 5
- Structure
- Surrounds from above
- Parts
- 卄 二
- Traditional
- 甘
- Frequency
- #1437 most common character
Meaning
gān
gan1- short name for Gansu 甘肃 (Gān sù) CC-CEDICT
- (bound form) sweet; pleasant (contrasted with 苦 (kǔ): bitter, unpleasant) CC-CEDICT
- to be willing (to do sth) CC-CEDICT
- surname Gan CC-CEDICT
Stroke order
All 5 strokes
Speed
Practice writing 甘
Draw “甘” here — the faint guide shows its shape.
Example sentences
这个西瓜很甘甜。
zhè ge xī guā hěn gān tián
This watermelon is very sweet.
AI-generated sentence
他甘心帮助朋友。
tā gān xīn bāng zhù péng you
He is happy to help his friends.
AI-generated sentence
她不甘心输掉比赛。
tā bù gān xīn shū diào bǐ sài
She does not want to accept losing the game.
AI-generated sentence
Words with 甘
See all 98 →甘心gān xīnwilling to do or accept something, even when it is hardWordHSK 7–9甘于gān yúto be willing toWord
甘南gān nánGannan Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture, in Gansu Province 甘肃省 (Gān sù Shěng)See 甘南藏族自治州+1 moreWordUnreviewed
甘味gān wèisweetness; sweet tasteWord甘地gān dì(Mahatma) GandhiWord甘孜gān zīGarzê Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture, in Sichuan Province 四川省 (Sì chuān Shěng)See 甘孜藏族自治州+1 moreWordUnreviewed
甘德gān déGadê, a county in Golog Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture 果洛藏族自治州 (Guǒ luò Zàng zú Zì zhì zhōu), QinghaiSee 甘德县WordUnreviewed
甘愿gān yuànwillinglyWord甘榜gān bǎngkampong (loanword)Word甘汞gān gǒngcalomel or mercurous chloride (Hg2Cl2)Word甘油gān yóuglycerineWord