肝
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gān · liver

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HSK 3.0 · Level 6Frequency #4573
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7Total strokes

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Left-rightCharacter structure

Keep the left side compact and leave enough room for the right side.

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Vocabulary in context

Common words with 肝

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gānWords pronounced gān
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Example sentences

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Tā dé le gān yán, nán guài yuè lái yuè shòu le.她得了肝炎,难怪越來越瘦了。

She got hepatitis no wonder she is losing so much weight.

Source: Tatoeba #4632996 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Wǒ zài gān lǐ gěi nǐ liú le gè dì fāng, jiǔ jīng a.我在肝裡給你留了箇地方,酒精啊。

I have a corner in my liver just for you, alcohol.

Source: Tatoeba #5549814 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Tā kū dé gān cháng cùn duàn.她哭得肝腸寸斷。

She cried her heart out.

Source: Tatoeba #772138 · CC BY 2.0 FR
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How to study 肝 in context

  1. Say gān, then recall the core meaning: liver.
  2. Write all 7 strokes while keeping the left-right balanced.
  3. Use it in 心肝 (xīn gān), meaning “darling”.
  4. Read the complete sentence aloud once, then cover the translation and explain how 肝 works in that context.

Definitions and traditional forms are compiled from Make Me a Hanzi, HSK curriculum data, and CC-CEDICT. Sourced example sentences link to Tatoeba; editorial examples are labeled separately. Review data sources and licenses.