Hanzi Explorer
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Hanzi breakdown

Explore how a character is built, identify its meaning and sound components, then practise writing it stroke by stroke.

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干1 / 1
Character breakdowngàn / top–bottom / Pictograph
干
gàn

Origin clue: A club or axe

Strokes

Components

Part / top一yīonePart / bottom十shíten
干gàn
Structuretop–bottom
Radical十ten
TypePictograph

How it works

干 developed from a stylized picture of the thing or idea it represents.

Common words 1

  • 干净 HSK 3gānjìngclean