3 strokes
3 画
gān
gān / gàn
dry / do
- dry; dried
- empty
- relatives not linked by blood
- futilely; without result; (do sth.) for nothing
- relation; be concerned with
gān-bā-bā
干巴巴
adj.
insipid; wizened; dried-up; dull and dry
gān-bēi
干杯
v.
cheers; drink a toast
gān-cǎo
干草
n.
dry hay
gān-cuì
干跪
adv.
simply; just; altogether straight foward
gān-hàn
干旱
adj.
dry; arid
gān-hé
干涸
adj.
dried-up; run dry
gān-jìng
干净
adj.
clean totally; completely
gān-kū
干枯
adj.
dried-up; withered; wizened
gān-rǎo
干扰
v.
disturb; obstruct; interfere
gān-shè
干涉
v.
interfere; intervene; meddle; be related to
gān-zào
干燥
adj.
dry; arid dull; uninteresting
gān-dǎ-léi, bú-xià-yǔ
干打雷，不下雨
only thunder but no rain; noisy but no action
Usage 用法
dry; dried
Zhè mù-tou hěn gān.
这木头很干。
This wood is very dry.
empty
Shuǐ-hú yǐ-jīng gān le.
水壶已经干了。
The teapot is already empty.
relatives not linked by blood
Tā shì wǒ-de gān nǚ-ér.
她是我的干女儿。
She is my God daughter.
futilely; without result; (do sth.) for nothing
Zǎo-shang wǒ gān-děng le nǐ hǎo jiǔ.
早上我干等了你好久。
This morning I wasted a lot of time waiting for you.
relation; be concerned with
Cǐ chù yǔ tā hé gān?
此处与她何干？
What’s it to do with her?
