干
gàngānGān HSK1

interfere

干 (幹) gàn frequency
do verb
to work, manage, or perform an action

你到底想干什么？

nǐ dào​dǐ xiǎng gàn shén​me?

What on earth do you want to do?

annoyed verb
(colloquial) to feel pissed off or irritated

遇到这种倒霉事，我真的很干。

yù​dào zhèi zhǒng dǎo​méi shì, wǒ zhēn​de hěn gàn.

I'm really frustrated to have run into such bad luck.

fuck verb
(slang or vulgar) to kill someone or to have sexual intercourse

那帮歹徒气势汹汹地威胁说要干了他。

nà bāng dǎi​tú qì​shì​xiōng​xiōng de wēi​xié shuō yào gàn le tā.

The thugs fiercely threatened to take him out.

main part noun
the trunk of a tree or the main part of a structure

这棵老树的干上布满了伤痕，诉说着岁月的沧桑。

zhè kē lǎo​shù de gàn shàng bù​mǎn le shāng​hén, sù​shuō zhe suì​yuè de cāng​sāng.

The trunk of this old tree is covered with scars, telling the story of the passing years.

capable noun
having ability or referring to a cadre or mainstay personnel

他在工作中表现出了过人的干才，深得大家信任。

tā zài gōng​zuò zhōng biǎo​xiàn chū le guò​rén de gàn​cái, shēn​dé dà​jiā xìn​rèn.

He showed extraordinary administrative talent in his work and won everyone's trust.

干 (乾) gān
dry verb
dry; dehydrated or preserved food

衣服已经晾干了。

yī​fu yǐ​jīng liàng gān le.

The clothes have already dried.

blunt adjective
rude; blunt; to cold-shoulder someone

他说话太干，让人听了不舒服。

tā shuō​huà tài gān, ràng rén tīng le bù shū​fu.

His way of speaking is too blunt, which makes people feel uncomfortable.

in vain verb
futile; in vain; without result

别在这儿干等了，他不会来的。

bié zài zhè​r gān děng le, tā bù huì lái de.

Don't just wait here for nothing; he's not coming.

adoptive noun
taken in to nominal kinship; adoptive; foster

他是我的干爹。

tā shì wǒ de gān diē.

He is my godfather.

empty verb
empty; hollow; without substance

他干笑了几声，场面很尴尬。

tā gān xiào le jǐ shēng, chǎng​miàn hěn gān​gà.

He gave a hollow laugh; it was an awkward situation.

dry (wine) adjective
referring to wine that has little or no residual sugar; dry wine, as opposed to sweet wine.
干 (乾) Gān
Gan proper name
surname Gan

干先生不仅是我的邻居，也是我的好朋友。

Gān xiān​sheng bù​jǐn shì wǒ de lín​jū, yě shì wǒ de hǎo péng​you.

Mr. Gan is not only my neighbor but also my good friend.

干 gān
concern verb
to have to do with; to concern oneself with

这件事与你无干。

zhè jiàn shì yǔ nǐ wú gān.

This matter has nothing to do with you.

heavenly stem proper name
one of the ten heavenly stems (天干 tiān​gān) used in traditional Chinese chronology

甲是十天干之首。

jiǎ shì shí tiān gān zhī shǒu.

Jia is the first of the ten Heavenly Stems.

shield expression
an archaic term for a shield or defensive weapon

由于利益冲突，双方大动干戈。

yóu​yú lì​yì chōng​tū, shuāng​fāng dà​dòng​gān​gē.

Due to a conflict of interest, both sides went to war.

干 Gān
Gan proper name
surname Gan

干先生是我们单位的项目主管，工作非常出色。

Gān xiān​sheng shì wǒ​men dān​wèi de xiàng​mù zhǔ​guǎn, gōng​zuò fēi​cháng chū​sè.

Mr. Gan is the project manager at our unit, and he does excellent work.

Frequency
Character
Written text
353rd most common 623.1 per million
Movie subtitles
138th most common 1301.7 per million appears in 99% of films
Word
Movie subtitles
1241.6 per million appears in 95% of films
Written text
155.2 per million

Details
HSK 2.0
Level 3
HSK 3.0
Level 1
Traditional
乾幹乹
Strokes
3
Unicode
U+5E72

Sources
Definitions
CC-CEDICT
Frequency data
MTSU Chinese text computingSUBTLEX-CHBCC Corpus (BLCU)