to do; to work; to be engaged in; to hold a post; to fight; to go at it

dry; lacking moisture; arid; dehydrated

processed food that has been dried or dehydrated; (bound form) jerky; chips; crackers

to interfere; to intervene; to disturb (order, etc.)

to become dry; to cause something to become dry; to exhaust or drink up a liquid

in vain; with no result; only; simply; helplessly

(bound form) capable; competent; talented

(bound form) the main part of something; trunk of a tree; main line or artery

(bound form) one of the ten Heavenly Stems, used in traditional Chinese systems for naming years, dates, and hours

to have to do with; to be implicated in; to involve or concern oneself with

non-biological kinship established through formal recognition; foster; adoptive

existing in name only; formal; perfunctory; hollow; surface appearance without substance

the first of the eight trigrams, representing heaven; masculine; male; sovereign

(dialect) to cold-shoulder; to leave someone hanging; to ignore

(bound form) used in shorthand for cadre

(literary) the railing or curb around a well

a Chinese surname

(vulgar) to fuck; (slang) to kill; to do away with

(bound form) an ancient shield; (by extension) weapons or war

(literary) to offend against; to violate (rules, etc.)

(literary) to seek or pursue after, especially a position or salary

(literary) the bank of a river or edge of a body of water

the Chinese surname Gan

the character components radical 51

a group or gang of people (often used for a related set of individuals)