gàn

trunk

Both and serve as sound components.

Components
倝 sound component

  Sound component

gàn

  

sunrise

干 sound component

  Sound component

gāngàn

  

interfere

Evolution

幹 Bronze script Late Warring States (~250 BC)

Bronze script

Late Warring States (~250 BC)
幹 Seal script Shuowen (~100 AD)

Seal script

Shuowen (~100 AD)
幹 Clerical script Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)

Clerical script

Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)
幹 Regular script Modern

Regular script

Modern
Definitions

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gàn

trunk of tree or of human body; tree trunk; main part of sth; to manage; to work; to do; capable; cadre; to kill (slang); to fuck (vulgar)

Most common words with 幹
Freq.
Word
Meaning

tree trunk

干部

cadre

干什么

what are you doing?

干净

clean

干吗

whatever for?

Component uses

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