Read Edit View history 甘 gānGān HSK7 sweetness Origin Definitions Defs Strokes Stroke Words Sentences Sents Basic Details Gloss Iconic Gloss Original Meaning Hint Pictograph of something sweet inside the mouth (口). Pinyin Separate values with commas gān × Add Simplified Variants Separate values with commas Add Traditional Variants Separate values with commas Add Variant Of Components Character ◎ Hint Type meaning sound iconic remnant simplified deleted distinguishing unknown Old pronunciation From original meaning Glyph changed 甘 Simp strokes 甘 Trad strokes Character ◎ Hint Depicts something sweet inside the mouth. Type meaning sound iconic remnant simplified deleted distinguishing unknown Old pronunciation From original meaning Glyph changed 甘 Simp strokes 甘 Trad strokes + Add component Stroke Data 甘 Stroke Data (Simp) — JSON { "source": "dong", "medians": [ [ [ 82, 481 ], [ 143, 462 ], [ 462, 513 ], [ 837, 555 ], [ 930, 527 ] ], [ [ 294, 697 ], [ 322, 676 ], [ 345, 645 ], [ 360, 70 ] ], [ [ 610, 802 ], [ 632, 789 ], [ 665, 753 ], [ 653, 566 ], [ 651, 162 ], [ 642, 121 ], [ 627, 95 ], [ 628, 58 ], [ 617, 6 ] ], [ [ 386, 347 ], [ 394, 337 ], [ 416, 337 ], [ 523, 354 ], [ 567, 352 ] ], [ [ 388, 111 ], [ 406, 128 ], [ 487, 141 ], [ 529, 146 ], [ 576, 138 ] ] ], "strokes": [ "M 681 512 Q 757 524 912 511 Q 937 508 943 518 Q 950 531 938 544 Q 907 572 861 592 Q 845 598 819 589 Q 750 573 682 562 L 626 554 Q 449 536 372 522 L 321 515 Q 293 514 271 509 Q 196 496 84 494 Q 71 494 69 482 Q 68 469 88 454 Q 106 441 138 429 Q 150 425 168 434 Q 189 443 324 468 L 374 477 Q 431 487 496 494 Q 554 498 609 506 Q 616 507 625 507 L 681 512 Z", "M 372 522 Q 371 592 381 639 Q 388 654 385 666 Q 378 675 324 704 Q 300 719 282 703 Q 278 699 284 684 Q 311 650 314 613 Q 317 567 321 515 L 324 468 Q 330 243 329 213 Q 311 131 335 87 Q 336 81 340 75 Q 347 59 355 56 Q 362 50 368 58 Q 383 70 388 105 L 388 143 Q 385 179 380 320 L 378 352 Q 377 407 374 477 L 372 522 Z", "M 558 122 Q 592 64 597 35 Q 601 1 614 -5 Q 630 -9 651 27 Q 678 75 687 156 Q 677 334 681 512 L 682 562 Q 691 704 705 744 Q 724 777 664 802 Q 628 821 607 815 Q 588 808 605 783 Q 627 753 629 717 Q 630 701 626 554 L 625 507 Q 621 377 614 166 Q 613 144 601 136 Q 597 135 589 138 Q 588 139 585 139 C 556 133 552 132 558 122 Z", "M 380 320 Q 414 314 510 327 Q 570 336 574 341 Q 583 348 579 356 Q 572 368 544 376 Q 516 382 486 371 Q 461 364 434 358 Q 407 354 378 352 C 348 350 350 324 380 320 Z", "M 388 105 Q 409 115 558 122 C 588 123 595 124 585 139 Q 581 149 556 165 Q 538 175 506 167 Q 442 152 388 143 C 358 138 360 95 388 105 Z" ] } 5 strokes 甘 Stroke Data (Trad) — JSON { "source": "dong", "medians": [ [ [ 82, 481 ], [ 143, 462 ], [ 462, 513 ], [ 837, 555 ], [ 930, 527 ] ], [ [ 294, 697 ], [ 322, 676 ], [ 345, 645 ], [ 360, 70 ] ], [ [ 610, 802 ], [ 632, 789 ], [ 665, 753 ], [ 653, 566 ], [ 651, 162 ], [ 642, 121 ], [ 627, 95 ], [ 628, 58 ], [ 617, 6 ] ], [ [ 386, 347 ], [ 394, 337 ], [ 416, 337 ], [ 523, 354 ], [ 567, 352 ] ], [ [ 388, 111 ], [ 406, 128 ], [ 487, 141 ], [ 529, 146 ], [ 576, 138 ] ] ], "strokes": [ "M 681 512 Q 757 524 912 511 Q 937 508 943 518 Q 950 531 938 544 Q 907 572 861 592 Q 845 598 819 589 Q 750 573 682 562 L 626 554 Q 449 536 372 522 L 321 515 Q 293 514 271 509 Q 196 496 84 494 Q 71 494 69 482 Q 68 469 88 454 Q 106 441 138 429 Q 150 425 168 434 Q 189 443 324 468 L 374 477 Q 431 487 496 494 Q 554 498 609 506 Q 616 507 625 507 L 681 512 Z", "M 372 522 Q 371 592 381 639 Q 388 654 385 666 Q 378 675 324 704 Q 300 719 282 703 Q 278 699 284 684 Q 311 650 314 613 Q 317 567 321 515 L 324 468 Q 330 243 329 213 Q 311 131 335 87 Q 336 81 340 75 Q 347 59 355 56 Q 362 50 368 58 Q 383 70 388 105 L 388 143 Q 385 179 380 320 L 378 352 Q 377 407 374 477 L 372 522 Z", "M 558 122 Q 592 64 597 35 Q 601 1 614 -5 Q 630 -9 651 27 Q 678 75 687 156 Q 677 334 681 512 L 682 562 Q 691 704 705 744 Q 724 777 664 802 Q 628 821 607 815 Q 588 808 605 783 Q 627 753 629 717 Q 630 701 626 554 L 625 507 Q 621 377 614 166 Q 613 144 601 136 Q 597 135 589 138 Q 588 139 585 139 C 556 133 552 132 558 122 Z", "M 380 320 Q 414 314 510 327 Q 570 336 574 341 Q 583 348 579 356 Q 572 368 544 376 Q 516 382 486 371 Q 461 364 434 358 Q 407 354 378 352 C 348 350 350 324 380 320 Z", "M 388 105 Q 409 115 558 122 C 588 123 595 124 585 139 Q 581 149 556 165 Q 538 175 506 167 Q 442 152 388 143 C 358 138 360 95 388 105 Z" ] } 5 strokes Historical Pronunciations Source baxter-sagartzhengzhangtang Middle Chinese Old Chinese Gloss + Add historical pronunciation Sources × Quick add: 漢語多功能字庫季旭昇《說文新證》李学勤《字源》zi.toolsChinese Text Project許進雄《簡明中國文字學》 + Add source Verified Edit Comment (required) Submit Edit Note: The form works without JavaScript but the tag/list editors are simplified.