gān

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Source form: 乹 / 干
DEFINITION CC-CEDICT
old variant of 乾|干[gān]
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Reference definitions: CC-CEDICT contributors and MDBG, CC BY-SA 4.0. Source release 2026-10-27T01:55:52Z. Imported 2026-10-27. Definition wording and meaning order are retained. Recognized pronunciation references are displayed with tone marks; the original source record is available below.

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Original source entry:

乹 干 [gan1] /old variant of 乾|干[gan1]/

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Source form: 乾 / 干
DEFINITION CC-CEDICT
dry / dried food / empty; hollow / taken in to nominal kinship; adoptive; foster / futile; in vain / (dialect) rude; blunt / (dialect) to cold-shoulder
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Reference definitions: CC-CEDICT contributors and MDBG, CC BY-SA 4.0. Source release 2026-10-27T01:55:52Z. Imported 2026-10-27. Definition wording and meaning order are retained. Recognized pronunciation references are displayed with tone marks; the original source record is available below.

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Original source entry:

乾 干 [gan1] /dry/dried food/empty; hollow/taken in to nominal kinship; adoptive; foster/futile; in vain/(dialect) rude; blunt/(dialect) to cold-shoulder/

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Source form: 亁 / 干
DEFINITION CC-CEDICT
variant of 乾|干[gān]
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Reference definitions: CC-CEDICT contributors and MDBG, CC BY-SA 4.0. Source release 2026-10-27T01:55:52Z. Imported 2026-10-27. Definition wording and meaning order are retained. Recognized pronunciation references are displayed with tone marks; the original source record is available below.

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Original source entry:

亁 干 [gan1] /variant of 乾|干[gan1]/

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Source form: 干
DEFINITION CC-CEDICT
(bound form) to have to do with; to concern oneself with / one of the ten heavenly stems 天干[tiān gān] / (archaic) shield
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Reference definitions: CC-CEDICT contributors and MDBG, CC BY-SA 4.0. Source release 2026-10-27T01:55:52Z. Imported 2026-10-27. Definition wording and meaning order are retained. Recognized pronunciation references are displayed with tone marks; the original source record is available below.

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Original source entry:

干 干 [gan1] /(bound form) to have to do with; to concern oneself with/one of the ten heavenly stems 天干[tian1 gan1]/(archaic) shield/

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Gān

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Source form: 乾 / 干
DEFINITION CC-CEDICT
surname Gan
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Reference definitions: CC-CEDICT contributors and MDBG, CC BY-SA 4.0. Source release 2026-10-27T01:55:52Z. Imported 2026-10-27. Definition wording and meaning order are retained. Recognized pronunciation references are displayed with tone marks; the original source record is available below.

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Original source entry:

乾 干 [Gan1] /surname Gan/

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All readings
Source form: 干
DEFINITION CC-CEDICT
surname Gan
Sources & editorial notes

Reference definitions: CC-CEDICT contributors and MDBG, CC BY-SA 4.0. Source release 2026-10-27T01:55:52Z. Imported 2026-10-27. Definition wording and meaning order are retained. Recognized pronunciation references are displayed with tone marks; the original source record is available below.

Source record: cd-c46fbda1239fe0b1. Source SHA-256: bbc4b27f26bee1a262f4d7939667a040c7857c7fc0200a2fa7a86d3352a09eae.

Original source entry:

干 干 [Gan1] /surname Gan/

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gàn

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Source form: 幹 / 干
DEFINITION CC-CEDICT
tree trunk / main part of sth / to manage / to work / to do / capable / cadre / to kill (slang) / to fuck (vulgar) / (coll.) pissed off / annoyed
Sources & editorial notes

Reference definitions: CC-CEDICT contributors and MDBG, CC BY-SA 4.0. Source release 2026-10-27T01:55:52Z. Imported 2026-10-27. Definition wording and meaning order are retained. Recognized pronunciation references are displayed with tone marks; the original source record is available below.

Source record: cd-75922caa551375f4. Source SHA-256: bbc4b27f26bee1a262f4d7939667a040c7857c7fc0200a2fa7a86d3352a09eae.

Original source entry:

幹 干 [gan4] /tree trunk/main part of sth/to manage/to work/to do/capable/cadre/to kill (slang)/to fuck (vulgar)/(coll.) pissed off/annoyed/

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Reference information

The definitions above are from CC-CEDICT. Examples and usage notes are available on selected entries.

Character information

Other forms in these source records: 乹 / 乾 / 亁 / 幹

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Reference definitions from CC-CEDICT.