Memory phrase (Mnemonic) for: 干


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Meaning

dry, clean, tree trunk, to concern

Pronunciation

gān, gàn

Explanation

Pictograph of a drying rail (laundry rack)

Mnemonic

On the drying rack it becomes dry.

Radicals

dry
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Vocabulary

干什么 gàn shén me what are you doing?; what's he up to?
乌干达 Wū gān dá Uganda
干脆 gān cuì straightforward; clear-cut; blunt (e.g. statement); you might as well; simply
干枯 gān kū withered; dried up
躯干 qū gàn trunk; torso
饼干 bǐng gān biscuit; cracker; cookie
晒干 shài gān to dry in the sun
干酪 gān lào cheese
干瘪 gān biě dried out; wizened; shriveled
干涸 gān hé to dry up

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