干 · gān

dry; shield; stem

Pronúncia do radical

Resumo do radical

#51

Kangxi

3

Traços

#41

Frequência

Pista visual

A shield or straight branch: a horizontal stroke on top and a vertical dropping down.

Suggests dryness, a dry branch, or intervention/blocking.

varies

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干

2 exemplos

汗

hàn

sweat

HSK 3

岸

àn

shore; bank; coast

HSK 4

Shield/dry radical. Found in 汗 (sweat), 肝 (liver), 岸 (shore/bank).

A dry stick standing upright — arid, stiff, stripped of leaves and flowers.

干: 干 has two readings: gān (dry/stem) and gàn (to do/work). As a radical it means shield/dry.

What radical is this: 干?