干 gān, gàn — shield; weapons (in 干戈)

干

Level 1 · Common HSK 3 #23

Traditional: 乾 幹 Variant: 乹 亁 榦

gān gan1

Basic definition

noun
  1. shield; weapons (in 干戈) e.g 干戈大动干戈
  2. the Heavenly Stems e.g 天干干支
adjective
  1. dry; dried; waterless e.g 干净干燥干旱
  2. empty; exhausted; all gone e.g 干瘪干涸口干
  3. adoptive; nominal (god-) e.g 干爹干亲干儿子
verb
  1. to offend; to invade; to reach e.g 干犯相干
  2. to involve; to concern; to have to do with e.g 干涉干预干系
  3. to seek; to pursue e.g 干禄干进
adverb
  1. in vain; for nothing; to no avail e.g 干等干笑干着急

Detailed explanation

noun
  1. (象形。甲骨文字形,象叉子一类的猎具、武器,本是用于进攻的,后来用于防御。本义:盾牌)
  2. shield e.g 又如∶干羽 · 干革 · 干橹 · 干戎
  3. bank
  4. valley
  5. Stems;Heavenly Stems e.g 干支
  6. 姓
  7. dried-up food e.g 豆腐干 萝卜干 · 干肉 · 干脯
verb
  1. defend;guard e.g 干害
  2. offend e.g 干渎 · 干触 · 干凌 · 干典 · 干命 · 干行 · 干戾
  3. set up
  4. seek for e.g 干进 干名 · 干求 · 干谒 · 干索 · 干请
  5. intervene;interfere
  6. involve; be connected e.g 干己 · 干累 · 干纪 · 干属 · 干惹
  7. neglect e.g 主人走了,把我们干起来了
  8. dry;exhaust
  9. neglect
adjective
  1. (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)
  2. dry e.g 干冬 · 干荒 · 干烘茶 · 干堆
  3. exhausted e.g 干蛋 · 干竭
  4. adopted e.g 干爷 · 干大 · 干老子 · 干生子 · 干达达
  5. dry and coarse e.g 干哑
adverb
  1. in vain e.g 干白 干落落 · 干发虚 · 干拌
  2. falsely;superficially e.g 干乔

gàn gan4

Basic definition

noun
  1. trunk; main part; backbone e.g 树干骨干躯干
  2. ability; capability; competence e.g 才干干才干练
verb
  1. to do; to work; to engage in e.g 干活干事蛮干
  2. to hold the post of; to act as e.g 干什么他干厂长
adjective
  1. capable; competent; able e.g 能干精干干练

Detailed explanation

noun
  1. (形声。从木,倝( gàn)声。本义:筑墙板。筑土墙时两边所用的木板)
  2. end plank e.g 榦楨
  3. three-bristle cudrania
  4. trunk e.g 躯干骨干 干子 · 干本 · 干貌 · 干力 · 干翮 · 干翼 · 干辅
  5. essenee
  6. the upper part of the side of the human body
  7. effect
  8. low official e.g 干人 · 干吏
  9. salary e.g 干禄
  10. cadre e.g 以工代干 干群关系 · 干属
  11. affair e.g 公干 有何贵干
  12. 姓
verb
  1. do;act;execute;work e.g 让我干什么都可以 · 干不的 · 干办 · 干当
  2. take charge of e.g 干管 · 干官 · 干掌 · 干运 · 干当
  3. set up;found;seek for e.g 干功
  4. guard;keep out e.g 干夜
adjective
  1. capable and experienced e.g 干肃 · 干直 · 干绩 · 干誉
  2. disorderly

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