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稈
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秆
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stalk

HSK 10
Nature →Plants
gǎn
カン
わら
간
Dried 旱 grain stalks 禾; 旱 also provides the pronunciation
Components
Traditional (稈)
禾 standing grain+ 旱 drought =
稈 stalk
禾 Meaning component
hé standing grain
grain still on stalk
旱 Meaning component
hàn drought
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Simplified (秆)
禾 standing grain+ 干 offend =
秆 straw
禾 Meaning component
hé standing grain
grain still on stalk
干 Meaning component
gān offend
to concern
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Notes
Similar Characters
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Historical Evolution
Seal Shuowen (~100 AD)
Seal
Shuowen (~100 AD)
Seal Shuowen (~100 AD)
Seal
Shuowen (~100 AD)
Clerical Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)
Clerical
Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)
Clerical Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)
Clerical
Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)
秆
Regular
Modern
Chinese
秆 / 稈 [gǎn]
stalks of grain
Japanese
稈 かん 同音
noun culm (hollow stem of a grass)
Example Sentences
CHINESE WORDS (3)
秸秆 [jiē​gǎn] #17,759
straw
禾秆 [hé​gǎn]
straw
草秆 [cǎo​gǎn]
straw
JAPANESE WORDS (5)
麦わら帽子 [むぎわらぼうし] #32,385
straw hat
麦わら [むぎわら] #57,581
wheat straw
麦わら細工 [むぎわらざいく] #181,085
straw work
麦わら帽 [むぎわらぼう]
straw hat
短稈 [たんかん]
short-stalked (of grains)