Spot 甘
Find the repeated shape and notice where it sits before trying to memorize the whole character.
Visual pattern
甘 component
gān · sweet, tasty; willing
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 甘
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甘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 甘 visible while showing the other building blocks and the completed character.
其=
+一+八
某=
+木
甜=
舌
邯=
+阝
甙=
弋
坩=
土
泔=
氵
苷=
艹
绀=
纟
拑=
扌
柑=
木
甚=
+匹
Move into vocabulary
Words you can read next
These words contain characters from the 甘 family. Open one to see its complete breakdown.
其实qíshí
actually
HSK 3.0 · L3其他qítāother
HSK 3.0 · L3甜tiánsweet
HSK 3.0 · L3其次qícìnext
HSK 3.0 · L4其中qízhōngamong
HSK 3.0 · L4甚至shènzhìeven
HSK 3.0 · L4尤其yóuqíespecially
HSK 3.0 · L4极其jíqíextremely
HSK 3.0 · L5某mǒusome
HSK 3.0 · L5其qíhis
HSK 3.0 · L5其余qíyúthe rest
HSK 3.0 · L5酸甜苦辣suān-tián-kǔ-làlit. sour, sweet, bitter and spicy
HSK 3.0 · L5