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乾 gān

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乾 gān Meaning

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Pīnyīn Pronunciation
gān | gan1
English translation
arid, dry; to fertilize; to penetrate; heavenly generative principle (male)

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About 乾 gān

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Number of strokes

11

Traditional form

乾 gān

Contains the radical

乙 yǐ

Part of speech

Status morpheme / 状态语素 Zhuàngtài yǔsù

Learning hint

Rays 十 shí emanating from the 日 Rì ; 乞 qǐ provides the pronunciation

Etymology of 乾 gān

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Type

ideographic

Positional decomposition

⿰龺乞

Explanation

倝 gàn is used to represent the sound. The purpose of the 乙 yǐ component is unclear.

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Example sentences using 乾 gān

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一 yī 夸脱牛奶 niúnǎi 被 bèi 我 wǒ 的 de 内衣裤 nèi yī kù 吸 xī 乾 gān 了 le .

A quart of milk got sucked up inside my girdle.

河水 hé shuǐ 就 jiù 如同 rú tóng 我们 wǒmen 的 de 兄弟 xiōngdì ,满足 mǎnzú 了 le 我们的乾渴 kě .

The rivers of our brothers they quench our thirst.

我 wǒ 终于 zhōngyú 拿 ná 回 huí 我 wǒ 的 de 洗衣 xǐ yī 机 Jī 和 hé 烘乾机的 de 折扣 zhé kòu 金 Jīn 了 le .

A: I finally got my rebate for my washer and dryer.

洗衣 xǐ yī 机 Jī 及 jí 烘乾机使用 shǐyòng 后 Hòu 请 qǐng 随手 suíshǒu 将门关上 guān shàng .

Please close the door after finish using washing machine and dryer.

香 xiāng 浓 nóng 咖啡 kāfēi , 精选 jīng xuǎn 茗 míng 茶 chá ,手工 shǒugōng 巧克力 qiǎokèlì 及 jí 主厨 zhǔ chú 烘焙 hōng bèi 饼 bǐng 乾 gān .

Fresh Coffee, Selection of Teas, Housemade Chocolate Fresh Baked Cookies.

Words with 乾 gān

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FrequencySimplifiedMeaningTraditional
乾 gān ☰乾 gān
乾坤 qián kūn yin and yang乾坤 qián kūn
乾隆 Qián lóng Qianlong Emperor (1711-1799), sixth Qing emperor, princely title 寶親王|宝亲王[Bǎo​Qīn​wáng], personal name 弘曆|弘历[Hóng​lì], reigned 1735-1799乾隆 Qián lóng
扭转乾坤 niǔ zhuǎn qián kūn to turn things around扭轉乾坤
乾陵 Qián líng Qianling at Xianyang 咸陽市|咸阳市 Xián yáng Shì in Shaanxi, burial site of third Tang emperor 高宗 Gāo zōng and empress Wuzetian 武則天|武则天 Wǔ Zé tiān 乾陵 Qián líng
萧乾 Xiāo Qián Xiao Qian (1910-1999), Mongolian-born, Cambridge-educated journalist active during Second World War in Europe, subsequently famous author and translator蕭乾
乾县 Qián Xiàn Qian County in Xianyang 咸陽|咸阳 Xián yáng [Xián​yáng], Shaanxi乾縣
乾安县 Qián ān xiàn Qian'an county in Songyuan 松原 Sōng yuán , Jilin乾安縣
乾安 Qián ān Qian'an county in Songyuan 松原 Sōng yuán , Jilin乾安 Qián ān
朝乾夕惕 zhāo qián xī tì cautious and diligent all day long (idiom)朝乾夕惕 zhāo qián xī tì
旋乾转坤 xuán qián zhuǎn kūn a radical change旋乾轉坤

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