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?
These cards only show complete visual decompositions from the current dataset that contain 干.
平=
+丷
赶=
走
杆=
木
汗=
氵
肝=
月
旱=
日
邗=
+阝
讦=
讠
刊=
+刂
犴=
犭
奸=
女
旰=
日
Move into vocabulary
Words you can read next
These words contain characters from the 干 family. Open one to see its complete breakdown.
平时píngshí
ordinarily
HSK 3.0 · L3水平shuǐpínghorizontal
HSK 3.0 · L3赶gǎnto overtake
HSK 3.0 · L4赶紧gǎnjǐnhurriedly
HSK 3.0 · L4赶快gǎnkuàiquickly
HSK 3.0 · L4赶上gǎnshàngto keep up with
HSK 3.0 · L4汗hànperspiration
HSK 3.0 · L4平常píngchángordinary
HSK 3.0 · L4公平gōngpíngfair
HSK 3.0 · L5汗水hànshuǐsweat
HSK 3.0 · L5平píngflat
HSK 3.0 · L5平安píng’ānsafe and sound
HSK 3.0 · L5