乾U+4E7E11 STROKES
Entry·pron. gān
ㄍㄢ
“Dry; lacking moisture; adoptive or foster (kinship); dried food; one of the eight trigrams representing heaven and the male principle; surname.”
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- 乾淨ㄍㄢ ㄐㄧㄥˋclean; neat; free of dirt; thorough; completely; utterly; to finish; to settle; to resolve neatly; (of a person) having a fresh, clean appearance.
- 乾隆ㄑㄧㄢˊ ㄌㄨㄥˊQianlong Emperor (1711–1799), sixth Qing emperor; the Qianlong era (1735–1799).
- 乾脆ㄍㄢ ㄘㄨㄟˋstraightforward; decisive; without hesitation; might as well; simply
- 餅乾ㄅㄧㄥˇ ㄍㄢbiscuit; cracker; cookie; a baked, typically flat and crisp food made from flour.
- 乾燥ㄍㄢ ㄗㄠˋlacking moisture; dry; arid; (of skin, mouth) dry; (fig.) dull, boring; (of timber) to dry out, season, cure
- 乾旱ㄍㄢ ㄏㄢˋprolonged lack of rainfall; extended drought causing dry soil and arid conditions.
- 乾坤ㄑㄧㄢˊ ㄎㄨㄣheaven and earth; the cosmos; yin and yang; the world; a scam; trickery
- 晒乾ㄕㄞˋ ㄍㄢto dry in the sun; to sun-dry
- 乾乾淨淨ㄍㄢ ㄍㄢ ㄐㄧㄥˋ ㄐㄧㄥˋvery clean; completely gone, not a trace left
- 擦乾ㄘㄚ ㄍㄢto wipe dry; to dry by rubbing with a cloth or towel
- 乾涸ㄍㄢ ㄏㄜˊdried up; having lost all water, as a river, lake, or well
- 乾枯ㄍㄢ ㄎㄨwithered or dried out, as plants lacking water; shriveled and dry, as aging skin; completely exhausted or used up, leaving nothing
- 一乾二淨ㄧ ㄍㄢ ㄦˋ ㄐㄧㄥˋcompletely clean; entirely gone; nothing left at all
- 烘乾ㄏㄨㄥ ㄍㄢto dry by heat; to bake dry
- 乾糧ㄍㄢ ㄌㄧㄤˊdry food for sustenance; dehydrated or low-moisture provisions such as hard bread or crackers
- 乾杯ㄍㄢ ㄅㄟto drink a toast; cheers!; bottoms up!; to empty one's glass in a toast.
- 風乾ㄈㄥ ㄍㄢto air-dry; to dry by exposure to wind, as meat, vegetables, or fruit
- 乾草ㄍㄢ ㄘㄠˇhay; dried grass used as animal fodder, such as timothy or alfalfa
- 魚乾ㄩˊ ㄍㄢdried fish; sun-dried or air-dried fish preserved for food
- 乾澀ㄍㄢ ㄙㄜˋdry and rough; lacking moisture or lubrication, not smooth
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