干
Traditional: 乹Dictionary entry
old variant of 乾|干[gan1]
What does 干 mean?
干 (gān) has 7 dictionary entries or readings.
1old variant of 乾|干[gan1]
2surname Gan
3dry
4dried food
5empty; hollow
6taken in to nominal kinship; adoptive; foster
7futile; in vain
8(dialect) rude; blunt
9(dialect) to cold-shoulder
10variant of 乾|干[gan1]
11(bound form) to have to do with; to concern oneself with
12one of the ten heavenly stems 天干[tian1 gan1]
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