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干 — tree trunk; main part of sth

tree trunk; main part of sth; to manage; to work; to do; capable

Pinyin
gàn · gān · Gān
Strokes
3
HSK level
HSK 3
Handwriting
required

This character has more than one reading — gàn, gān, Gān — and the pronunciation depends on the word it appears in. The list below gives the syllabus reading for each word.

How to write 干: 3 strokes

Each cell adds one stroke to the previous ones, with the new stroke in red. Stroke order is not decoration: it sets the proportions of the character and makes handwriting legible to a reader. This character is on the HSK handwriting list, so the exam expects you to write it, not only recognise it.

干 — 3 strokes, in writing order from left to right.

Build a printable practice sheet with 干

Words with 干 in the HSK syllabus: 25

Every word in the official 2026 syllabus that contains this character, with the level it is introduced at. Learning a character pays off through these: each one combines with the characters you already know.

  1. 干净gānjìngclean; neatHSK 3
  2. 干gàndry; dried food; empty; hollowHSK 3
  3. 饼干bǐnggānbiscuit; cracker; cookieHSK 4
  4. 干gāndry; dried food; empty; hollowHSK 4
  5. 干杯gānbēito drink a toast; Cheers!; Here's to you!HSK 4
  6. 干活儿gànhuór—HSK 4
  7. 能干nénggàncapable; competentHSK 5
  8. 干脆gāncuìcandid; direct and to the point; simply; justHSK 6
  9. 干旱gānhàndrought; arid; dryHSK 6
  10. 干扰gānrǎoto disturb; to interfere; perturbation; interferenceHSK 6
  11. 干燥gānzàodry; arid; dry; dull; dry; boringHSK 6
  12. 才干cáigànability; competenceHSK 7–9
  13. 干戈gāngēweapons of war; armsHSK 7–9
  14. 干枯gānkūwithered; shriveled; dried-upHSK 7–9
  15. 干涉gānshèto interfere; to meddle; interferenceHSK 7–9
  16. 干预gānyùto meddle; to intervene; interventionHSK 7–9
  17. 干部gànbùcadre; official; officer; managerHSK 7–9
  18. 干劲gànjìnenthusiasm for doing sthHSK 7–9
  19. 干事gànshiadministrator; executive secretaryHSK 7–9
  20. 骨干gǔgàndiaphysis; fig. backboneHSK 7–9
  21. 烘干hōnggānto dry over a stoveHSK 7–9
  22. 埋头苦干máitóu-kǔgànto bury oneself in work; to be engrossed in workHSK 7–9
  23. 若干ruògāna certain number or amount; how many?; how much?HSK 7–9
  24. 树干shùgàntree trunkHSK 7–9
  25. 一干二净yìgān-èrjìngthoroughly; completely; one and all; very cleanHSK 7–9

Glosses come from CC-CEDICT, used under CC BY-SA 4.0, and are the dictionary’s first sense rather than a translation chosen for context.