干

Traditional: 乹
gān
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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干
gān
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