Skip to content

干 gàn

dry; to do (gàn)

Strokes
3
Level
HSK 3
Radical
十
Traditional
乾
Type
Pictograph
Made of 一十 ⿱一十

Memory hint: A club or axe

✍️ Practise writing 干 Try it here ↓

Write it yourself

Draw each stroke in the box with your mouse or finger. Wrong strokes are shown in red; after two misses the next stroke is highlighted.

Stroke 1 of 3

Example sentences with 干

Show:

Tap any word to see its pinyin and meaning and add it to your Personal Deck. Press 🔊 to hear the sentence.

  1. 房间打扫得很干净。
    Fángjiān dǎsǎo de hěn gānjìng.
    The room was cleaned very well.
    room sweep-clean (particle) very clean
  2. 你在干什么呢？
    Nǐ zài gàn shénme ne?
    What are you doing?
    you at do what (particle) (question)
  3. 我们一起干杯吧！
    Wǒmen yìqǐ gānbēi ba!
    Let's toast together!
    we together dry-cup (suggestion)
  4. 这块饼干不新鲜了。
    Zhè kuài bǐnggān bù xīnxiān le.
    This biscuit isn't fresh anymore.
    this (measure) biscuit not fresh (particle)
  5. 吃饭前，先把手洗干净。
    Chīfàn qián, xiān bǎ shǒu xǐ gānjìng.
    Before eating, wash your hands clean first.
    eat-meal before, first (particle) hand wash clean

Words with 干 (17)