干 gān, gàn — shield; weapons (in 干戈)
干
gān gan1
Basic definition
adjective
verb
Detailed explanation
noun
verb
- defend;guard e.g 干害
- offend e.g 干渎 · 干触 · 干凌 · 干典 · 干命 · 干行 · 干戾
- set up
- seek for e.g 干进 干名 · 干求 · 干谒 · 干索 · 干请
- intervene;interfere
- involve; be connected e.g 干己 · 干累 · 干纪 · 干属 · 干惹
- neglect e.g 主人走了,把我们干起来了
- dry;exhaust
- neglect
adjective
- (形声。从乙(表示向上),倝( gàn)声。①本义:天。②引申义:没有水分或水分很少,与“湿”相对)
- dry e.g 干冬 · 干荒 · 干烘茶 · 干堆
- exhausted e.g 干蛋 · 干竭
- adopted e.g 干爷 · 干大 · 干老子 · 干生子 · 干达达
- dry and coarse e.g 干哑
adverb
- in vain e.g 干白 干落落 · 干发虚 · 干拌
- falsely;superficially e.g 干乔
gàn gan4
Basic definition
Detailed explanation
noun
verb
- do;act;execute;work e.g 让我干什么都可以 · 干不的 · 干办 · 干当
- take charge of e.g 干管 · 干官 · 干掌 · 干运 · 干当
- set up;found;seek for e.g 干功
- guard;keep out e.g 干夜
adjective
- capable and experienced e.g 干肃 · 干直 · 干绩 · 干誉
- disorderly
Related words
- 干部 personnel/employees/cadre (in communist party)
- 若干 a certain number of; several
- 骨干 backbone; mainstay; key member
- 干净 clean; neat; tidy
- 干涉 to interfere; interference
- 干旱 drought; (of land, climate etc) arid; dry
- 干脆 straightforward; simply
- 干扰 to interfere; interference
- 干警 police/police cadres
- 干预 to interfere; to intervene
- 干事 to work; to handle affairs; administrative officer
- 干吗 what for; why
- 干群 cadres and the masses
- 干活儿 to work/manual labor
- 干啥 what to do; what are you doing
- 干燥 dry; arid
- 干线 main line/road or rail axis or artery
- 树干 tree trunk; trunk
- 干流 main stream (of a river)
- 才干 ability; competence; capability; talent; skill; aptitude