Historical Evolution
干
Oracle
(~1250-1000 BC)
干
Bronze
Mid Western Zhou (~900 BC)
干
Bronze
Late Western Zhou (~800 BC)
干
Seal
Chu (Warring States: 475-221 BC)
干
Seal
Chu (Warring States: 475-221 BC)
干
Seal
Shuowen (~100 AD)
干
Clerical
Qin dynasty (221-206 BC)
干
Clerical
Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)
干
Clerical
Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)
干
Clerical
Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)
干
Regular
Modern
Chinese
干 [gān]
to concern; to interfere; shield; stem
干 / 乾 [Gān]
surname Gan
干 / 乾 [gān]
dry; clean; in vain; dried food; foster; adoptive; to ignore
Japanese
drying; dried
Example Sentences
Japanese Names
干 いくえ
Ikue unclassified name
干 かん
Kan surname
干 ほし
Hoshi surname
干 もとむ
Motomu male given name
CHINESE WORDS (200)
干部 [gànbù] #24,992
cadre
干什么 [gànshénme] #892
what are you doing?
干净 [gānjìng] #1,309
clean
干吗 [gànmá] #794
see 幹嘛|干嘛[gànmá]
干嘛 [gànmá] #3,558
what are you doing?
干扰 [gānrǎo] #4,075
to disturb
干扰 [gānrǎo] #4,075
to disturb
若干 [ruògān] #16,266
a certain number or amount
干脆 [gāncuì] #3,559
straightforward
干活 [gànhuó] #2,116
to work
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JAPANESE WORDS (150)
⭐ 若干 [じゃっかん] #3,536
some
⭐ 干渉 [かんしょう] #4,656
interference
飲み干す [のみほす] #5,822
to drink up
⭐ 干す [ほす] #6,102
to air
⭐ 関与 [かんよ] #7,406
participation
乾 [けん] #19,272
qian (one of the trigrams of the I Ching: heaven, northwest)
⭐ 欄干 [らんかん] #20,678
railing
干からびる [ひからびる] #21,718
to dry up
干し肉 [ほしにく] #22,116
dried meat
干物 [ひもの] #24,149
dried fish (or shellfish, etc.)
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