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trunk

HSK 10 N1
gàn
カン
みき
Both 倝 and 干 serve as sound components.
Components
sunrise+ offend =
trunk
Phonetic component
gàn sunrise
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Phonetic component
gān offend
to concern
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Notes
Historical Evolution
Bronze Late Warring States (~250 BC)
Bronze
Late Warring States (~250 BC)
Seal Chu (Warring States: 475-221 BC)
Seal
Chu (Warring States: 475-221 BC)
Seal Shuowen (~100 AD)
Seal
Shuowen (~100 AD)
Clerical Qin dynasty (221-206 BC)
Clerical
Qin dynasty (221-206 BC)
Clerical Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)
Clerical
Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)
Clerical Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)
Clerical
Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)
Clerical Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)
Clerical
Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)
Regular
Modern
Chinese
/ [gàn]
tree trunk; main part of sth; to manage; to work; to do; capable; cadre; to kill (slang); to fuck (vulgar)
Japanese
みき 同音

noun

  1. tree trunk; bole
  2. backbone; base; foundation
から 同音

noun

  1. trunk; stem; stalk
  2. shaft (of an arrow)
  3. archaic handle
Example Sentences
Japanese Names
いくひろ
Ikuhiro unclassified name
かん
Kan surnamegiven name
かんじ
Kanji unclassified name
つかさ
Tsukasa given name
つよし
Tsuyoshi male given name
ていかん
Teikan given name
まさ
Masa unclassified name
みき
Miki female given namesurname
みきお
Mikio given name
もと
Moto female given name
もとい
Motoi given name
もとき
Motoki given name