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Chinese character

乾

gān

arid, dry

11 strokesRadical 乙Traditional

Meaning

Definitions are in English.
  • arid, dry
  • to fertilize
  • to penetrate
  • heavenly generative principle (male)
  • old variant of 乾[qian2]

Pinyin

gānqián

Simplified / Traditional

乾→乾

Variant forms: 干

Variant forms

Components

Etymology hint · Ideographic

Rays 十 emanating from the 日; 乞 provides the pronunciation

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Stroke order

乾

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