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3 strokes13 strokes
Character #260 · The First 1000

gàn

do/work

tree trunk; main part of sth; to manage; to work; to do; capable

Also read gān (dry; dried food)

Strokes
313
TraditionalSimplified
幹 干
Poster cell
H10
01 常用词语

Common words with

  • gānbēi cheers!
  • gānjìng clean
  • nénggàn capable
  • gānrǎo to disturb
  • gāncuì simply; just
  • gānyù to meddle
02 练习纸
Character practice sheet: nine rows, each with a model box, pinyin lines and eleven practice squares
Free printable · One page

Practice writing 干幹

Write 干幹 in the grey model box at the start of each row and its pinyin, gàn, on the lines above. Then copy it across the row, following the stroke order above.

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Nine rows of field-grid squares, 15 mm. More about this sheet
03 千字海报
Cell H10 · 28 × 36 grid

干幹 is #260 on The First 1000 poster.

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04 问答

Quick answers

What does 干 mean in English?
干 (gàn) means "do/work": tree trunk; main part of sth; to manage; to work; to do; capable.
How do you pronounce 干?
干 is pronounced gàn in pinyin, with the fourth (falling) tone. In Zhuyin (bopomofo) it is written ㄍㄢˋ. It can also be read gān (dry; dried food).
How many strokes does 干 have?
The simplified form, 干, has 3 strokes. The traditional form, 幹, has 13.
What is the traditional form of 干?
The traditional form of 干 is 幹. 干 is the simplified form, used in mainland China and Singapore; 幹 is used in Taiwan, Hong Kong and Macau.
What are common words with 干?
Common words that use 干 include 干杯 (gānbēi, cheers!), 干净 (gānjìng, clean), 能干 (nénggàn, capable), 干扰 (gānrǎo, to disturb).
How common is 干?
干 is number 260 of the 1,000 most common Chinese characters, in cell H10 of The First 1000 poster.

Definitions and word glosses adapted from CC-CEDICT (CC BY-SA 4.0). Stroke data from Make Me a Hanzi (Arphic Public License), animated with Hanzi Writer.