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dry 干
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Explanation |
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Used in these characters:
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年
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JLPT HSK 1 |
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| year
nián
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ノ
丰
干
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Comprises the trunk 丨 of a tree with three 三 branches, which is understood as a growing plant /丰. Additionally with two accents ノ,丨 which are understood as fruits.
When the growing plants bear fruit, it has passed: another year.
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平
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JLPT HSK 3 |
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| equal, flat, level, calm
píng
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平
干
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Image of a balance
A balance is balancing until both sides are equal and flat.
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干
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JLPT HSK 3 |
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| dry, clean, tree trunk, to concern
gān, gàn
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干
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Pictograph of a drying rail (laundry rack)
On the drying rack it becomes dry.
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于
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JLPT HSK 3 |
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| in, at, to, from, by, than, out of
yú
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于
干
亅
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Looks at the bottom 亅 like an umbrella 伞 and keeps dry 干 (dry 干 = laundry rack)
I always have an umbrella at me.
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赶
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JLPT HSK 4 |
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| to hurry, to rush, to catch up, to overtake
gǎn
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走
干
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Left: go/walk 走 (On earth 土 feet 足 have to walk.), right: dry 干 (Here: laundry rack)
(It might rain:) I am (now) going to still stay dry and thus I am in a hurry.
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汗
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JLPT HSK 4 |
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| sweat, perspiration
hàn
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氵
干
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Left: water 氵, right: dry 干 (laundry rack)
Water dries like sweat.
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岸
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JLPT HSK 5 |
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| shore, beach, coast, haughty
àn
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山
厂
干
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Top: mountain 山, below: 厈 (a cliff 厂 and dry 干) [干 = laundry rack for drying.]
It is mountainous with dry cliffs, at: the shore.
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杆
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JLPT HSK 6 |
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| pole, stick, lever, "long objects"
gān, gǎn
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木
干
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Left: tree 木, right: dry 干 (laundry rack)
A tree that is dry (= dead), serves as a pole.
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罕
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JLPT HSK 6 |
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| rare, seldom
hǎn
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网
穴
干
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Top: Variant of hole 穴 (It is covered 宀 and a narrowing path 八 leads into the cave), bottom: dry 干 (laundry rack)
(Water collects in holes) A hole that is dry is rare and seldom.
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旱
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JLPT HSK 6 |
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| drought
hàn
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日
干
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Top: sun 日, bottom: dry 干 (laundry rack)
If the sun is particularly drying, it is a drought.
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刊
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JLPT HSK 6 |
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| to print, to publish, publication
kān
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干
刂
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Left: dry 干 (laundry rack), right: knife刂 (Here: see the knife as printing plates 刂)
You need dry printing plates for printing & publishing.
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捍
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JLPT HSK 6 |
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| ward off (a blow)
hàn
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扌
日
干
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Left: hand 扌, right: drought 旱 (The sun 日 has dried 干.)
By hand the drought is warded off.
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肝
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JLPT no HSK |
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| liver
gān
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肉
干
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Left: body part 月/肉, right: dry 干 (laundry rack)
(no fluid flows out) A body part that is relatively dry, is the liver.
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轩
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JLPT no HSK |
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| pavilion with a view, high, tall, curtained carriage (old)
xuān
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车
干
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Left: vehicle 车 (車= cart with axle丨 load-area 日 wheels 二), right: dry 干 (laundry rack)
The vehicle in which you stay dry is the high carriage.
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竿
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JLPT no HSK |
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| pole, mast, stick/club
gān
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竹
干
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Top: bamboo 竹, bottom: dry 干 (laundry rack)
When bamboo becomes a laundry rack, you use it as a pole.
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悍
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JLPT no HSK |
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| fierce, violent, heroic, courageous, intrepid, dauntless
hàn
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忄
日
干
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Left: feelings 忄, right: drought 旱 (the sun 日 has dried 干)
(The plants are withered) The feelings at this drought are fierce.
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奸
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JLPT no HSK |
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| traitor, adultery, wicked, crafty
jiān
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女
干
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Left: woman 女, right: dry 干 (laundry rack)
The woman who is conspicuously "dry" is the traitor.
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鼾
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JLPT no HSK |
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| snore, to snore
hān
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鼻
干
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Left: nose 鼻 (because of hay fever) I myself 自 in a field 田 of plants 艹 and I feel my nose.), right: dry 干 (laundry rack)
If the nose is dry, you snore.
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