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Meaning of 干

Pinyin gàn、 gān

Radical

干

Strokes

Definition

dry / to concern / shield, to work / to do / to manage, manage / stem

Usage

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干 [gān] 1. Offend; violate; clash: 干扰 (interfere), 干涉 (intervene), 干预 (infringe). 2. Pursue; seek: 干禄 (pursue a salary), 干仕 (seek an official position). 3. Relate to; involve: 干系 (relation), 互不相干 (not related). 4. Shield; an ancient weapon used for defense against swords and spears: 大动干戈 (take drastic measures). 5. The ten characters used to record the year, month, day, and time in ancient times: 天干 (Heavenly Stems). 6. Bank; riverside: 河之干兮 (by the riverside). 7. Count; number: 若干 (some). 8. Dry; lacking moisture: 干燥 (dry), 干柴 (dry firewood). 9. Dried food or other items: 饼干 (biscuits), 豆腐干 (dried tofu). 10. Exhausted; depleted; empty: 干尽 (completely exhausted), 干杯 (empty cup). 11. Adverb; in vain; futile: 干着急 (worrying in vain). 12. Refers to non-blood-related or non-marital relatives: 干亲 (adopted kin). 13. Condemnation or complaint that makes the other party uncomfortable: 我又干了他一顿 (I scolded him again). 14. [Dialect] To neglect; ignore: 把客人干在一旁 (neglect the guests). 15. 【干将】 (Ancient sword name). 16. Surname. 干 [gān] 1. Main part or important part of a matter: 树干 (trunk), 躯干 (body), 干线 (main route). 2. To do: 干事 (do work), 说干就干 (talk about doing and then do it). 3. Talented; capable of handling affairs: 干才 (capable person), 干员 (capable worker), 干练 (competent). 4. [Dialect] Bad or poor: 事情要干 (the matter is not good). 干 [gān] 1. Principal meaning: Shield, defensive tool. 2. The form of the character is pictographic, resembling a type of hunting tool or weapon, originally used for offense but later for defense. 干 [gān] 1. To defend or guard: 捍卫 (defend), 干害 (protect). 2. Offend; violate; clash: 触犯 (offend), 冲犯 (conflict). 3. To establish; set up: 立 (stand up), 建 (establish). 4. To seek or obtain: 求 (seek), 乞 (beg). 5. To intervene; interfere: 干预 (interfere). 6. To concern or involve: 干系 (relationship). 7. To neglect; to treat with indifference: 怠慢 (neglect). 干 [gān] 1. To dry or exhaust: 使干 (make dry). 2. To neglect; make uncomfortable: 怠慢 (neglect). 干 [gān] 1. Dried food made from processing: 干粮 (dried rations). 干 [gān] 1. In vain; futile: 徒然 (futile). 2. Falsely; superficially: 虚假地 (falsely). 3. Also see: gàn. 干 [gān] 1. Main part or trunk: 树干 (trunk). 2. A type of tree: 柘树 (three-bristle cudrania). 3. To do work or obtain: 干事 (be engaged in work). 4. Capable and experienced: 干练 (capable and experienced). 5. Disorderly; confused: 乱 (disorder). 6. Related to affairs or matters: 事情 (affairs).

干呕 gān ǒu

to retch

干咳 gān hāi

dry cough / hoose

唇干舌燥 chún gàn shé zào

Dry lips and tongue

干嚎 gān háo

to cry out loud without tears

干打垒 gān dǎ lěi

rammed earth / adobe house

埋头苦干 mái tóu kǔ gàn

to bury oneself in work (idiom); to be engrossed in work / to make an all-out effort / up to the neck in work

塔克拉玛干沙漠 Tǎ kè lā mǎ gān Shā mò

Taklamakan Desert, Xinjiang

干妈 gān mā

adoptive mother (traditional adoption, i.e. without legal ramifications)

干姜 gān jiāng

dried ginger

干尸 gān shī

mummy / dried corpse

化干戈为玉帛 huà gān gē wéi yù bó

lit. to exchange weapons of war for gifts of jade and silk (idiom) / fig. to turn hostility into friendship

干步廊 gàn bù láng

Dry walkway

干劲 gàn jìn

enthusiasm for doing sth

大动干戈 dà dòng gān gē

to go to war (idiom) / to make a big fuss over sth

才干 cái gàn

ability / competence

抗干扰 kàng gān rǎo

anti-interference

干扰素 gān rǎo sù

interferon

干扰机 gān rǎo jī

jammer

真抓实干 zhēn zhuā shí gàn

real practice and solid work

干掉 gàn diào

to get rid of

晾干 liàng gān

to dry by the sun

干净利落 gān jìng lì luo

squeaky clean / neat and tidy / efficient

一干二净 yī gān èr jìng

thoroughly (idiom) / completely / one and all / very clean

不干不净 bù gān bù jìng

unclean / filthy / foul-mouthed

干旱区 gān hàn qū

arid region

村干部 cūn gàn bù

village cadres

干杯 gān bēi

to drink a toast / Cheers! (proposing a toast) / Here's to you! / Bottoms up! / lit. dry cup

枝干 zhī gàn

branch and trunk / limb

干枯 gān kū

withered / dried up

干柴 gān chái

dried firewood

干栏 gàn lán

pile dwelling

桑干河 sāng gàn hé

Sanggan he

椰干 yē gàn

copra

毫不相干 háo bù xiāng gān

not the least concerned / have nothing (at all) to do with ... / completely irrelevant / totally unrelated

干涸 gān hé

to dry up

干电池 gān diàn chí

dry cell / dry battery / dry accumulator

干涉现象 gān shè xiàn xiàng

interference phenomenon

干涩 gān sè

dry and rough (skin) / hoarse (voice) / dry and heavy (style)

干渠 gàn qú

trunk canal

渭干河 wèi gàn hé

Weigan River

干渴 gān kě

parched / dry mouth

干湿 gàn shī

Dry and wet

烘干 hōng gān

to dry over a stove

若干份 ruò gān fèn

Several copies

焙干 bèi gān

to dry over a fire / to roast

口干舌燥 kǒu gān shé zào

lit. dry mouth and tongue (idiom); to talk too much

干爸 gàn bà

nominal father

干爹 gān diē

adoptive father (traditional adoption, i.e. without legal ramifications)

干爽 gān shuǎng

dry and clean / clear and fresh

塔克拉玛干 tǎ kè lā mǎ gàn

Takla Makan Desert

干瘪 gān biě

dried out / wizened / shriveled

干瘦 gān shòu

wizened / skinny and shriveled

盲干 máng gàn

Blindly

干瞪眼 gān dèng yǎn

to watch helplessly

塔什干 Tǎ shí gān

Tashkent, capital of Uzbekistan

若干 ruò gān

a certain number or amount / how many? / how much?

干净 gān jìng

clean / neat

干涉 gān shè

to interfere / to meddle / interference

干扰 gān rǎo

to disturb / to interfere / perturbation / interference (physics)

干燥 gān zào

to dry (of weather, paint, cement etc) / desiccation / dull / uninteresting / arid

干脆 gān cuì

straightforward / clear-cut / blunt (e.g. statement) / you might as well / simply

骨干 gǔ gàn

diaphysis (long segment of a bone) / fig. backbone

干旱 gān hàn

drought / arid / dry

干线 gàn xiàn

main line / trunk line

干预 gān yù

to meddle / to intervene / intervention

树干 shù gàn

tree trunk

干活 gàn huó

to work / to be employed

若干个 ruò gān gè

several / divers

干干净净 gān gān jìng jìng

spick-and-span / clean and fresh / neat and tidy / clean as a pin

干流 gàn liú

main stream (of a river)

干吗 gàn má

see 幹嘛|干嘛[gan4 ma2]

干系 gān xì

responsibility

干事 gàn shi

administrator / executive secretary

笋干 sǔn gān

dried bamboo shoots

干粮 gān liáng

rations (to take on expedition)

干练 gàn liàn

capable and experienced

肯干 kěn gàn

willing to do (sth.) / ready to work

干细胞 gàn xì bāo

stem cell

干脆利索 gān cuì lì suo

see 乾脆利落|干脆利落[gan1 cui4 li4 luo5]

干脆利落 gān cuì lì luo

(of speech or actions) direct and efficient / without fooling around

干干脆脆 gàn gàn cuì cuì

flat and plain / without more or further ado / once for all / crisply / straight out

豆腐干 dòu fǔ gān

dried bean curd

干什么 gàn shén me

what are you doing? / what's he up to?

干部 gàn bù

cadre / official / officer / manager

乳臭未干 rǔ xiù wèi gān

smell of mother's milk not yet dried (idiom); immature and inexperienced / still wet behind the ears

若干年 ruò gān nián

Several years

茎干 jīng gān

stem / stalk

葡萄干 pú tao gān

raisin / dried grape

萝卜干 luó bo gàn

dried turnip

蛮干 mán gàn

to act rashly / to act precipitously regardless of the consequences / reckless / foolhardy / daredevil

干贝 gān bèi

conpoy / dried scallop

干警 gàn jǐng

police / police cadres

躯干 qū gàn

trunk / torso

躯干部 qū gàn bù

trunk

干酪 gān lào

cheese

饼干 bǐng gān

biscuit / cracker / cookie / CL:片[pian4],塊|块[kuai4]

压缩饼干 yā suō bǐng gān

ship biscuit / compressed biscuit / hard tack

干馏 gān liú

to carbonize / dry distillation / carbonization