Spot 干
Find the repeated shape and notice where it sits before trying to memorize the whole character.
Visual pattern
干 component
gàn · arid, dry; to oppose; to offend; to invade
A recurring visual building block found inside multiple Chinese characters. Compare what stays the same and what changes across the family.
A repeatable reading move
How to use 干
Use the component as a clue, then verify the complete character.
Compare the visual pattern
Use the stable shape to recognize the family, without assuming it always supplies meaning or sound.
Check what changes
Read the remaining component, then confirm the full pinyin, meaning, and stroke order on the character page.
Shared clue干Visual pattern
Read the pattern before memorizing the list
Use the shared shape as a recognition anchor, then confirm the full character's pronunciation and meaning.
The component page is a learning family; the radical page is a dictionary index. A shape can serve both roles.
Compare the family
What stays the same, what changes?
Each card keeps 干 visible while showing the other building blocks and the completed character.
年=
平=
+丷
南=
十+冂+丷
赶=
走
杆=
木
汗=
氵
肝=
⺼
岸=
山+厂
旱=
日
午=
丿
邗=
+阝
讦=
讠
Move into vocabulary
Words you can read next
These words contain characters from the 干 family. Open one to see its complete breakdown.
今年jīnnián
this year
HSK 3.0 · L1明年míngniánnext year
HSK 3.0 · L1年niángrain
HSK 3.0 · L1去年qùniánlast year
HSK 3.0 · L1上午shàngwǔmorning
HSK 3.0 · L1午饭wǔfànlunch
HSK 3.0 · L1下午xiàwǔafternoon
HSK 3.0 · L1中午zhōngwǔnoon
HSK 3.0 · L1过年guòniánto celebrate the Chinese New Year
HSK 3.0 · L2东南dōngnánsoutheast
HSK 3.0 · L3后年hòuniánthe year after next
HSK 3.0 · L3南nánsouth
HSK 3.0 · L3