verb, punctuation, pronoun · to work, manage, or perform an action

你到底想干什么？

verb, adjective, descriptive · dry; dehydrated or preserved food

衣服已经晾干了。

adjective, verb · rude; blunt; to cold-shoulder someone

他说话太干，让人听了不舒服。

verb · futile; in vain; without result

别在这儿干等了，他不会来的。

proper name · surname Gan

干先生不仅是我的邻居，也是我的好朋友。

noun · taken in to nominal kinship; adoptive; foster

他是我的干爹。

verb · empty; hollow; without substance

他干笑了几声，场面很尴尬。

verb · to have to do with; to concern oneself with

这件事与你无干。

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

甲是十天干之首。

proper name · surname Gan

干先生是我们单位的项目主管，工作非常出色。

verb · (colloquial) to feel pissed off or irritated

遇到这种倒霉事，我真的很干。

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。

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。

adjective · referring to wine that has little or no residual sugar; dry wine, as opposed to sweet wine.

我不喜欢干葡萄酒，更喜欢甜一点的。

expression · an archaic term for a shield or defensive weapon

由于利益冲突，双方大动干戈。

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。