Read Edit View history 肝 gān HSK6 liver Origin Definitions Defs Strokes Stroke Words Sentences Sents Basic Details Gloss Iconic Gloss Original Meaning Hint Phonosemantic compound. ⺼ represents the meaning and 干 represents the sound. 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 ⺼ is a component form of 肉. Type meaning sound iconic remnant simplified deleted distinguishing unknown Old pronunciation From original meaning Glyph changed 肝 Simp strokes 肝 Trad strokes Character ◎ Hint Type meaning sound iconic remnant simplified deleted distinguishing unknown Old pronunciation From original meaning Glyph changed 肝 Simp strokes 肝 Trad strokes + Add component Stroke Data 肝 Stroke Data (Simp) — JSON { "source": "animcjk", "medians": [ [ [ 172, 770 ], [ 217, 716 ], [ 206, 410 ], [ 160, 232 ], [ 67, 57 ] ], [ [ 241, 756 ], [ 347, 775 ], [ 387, 741 ], [ 373, 164 ], [ 342, 126 ], [ 253, 185 ] ], [ [ 249, 559 ], [ 332, 575 ] ], [ [ 234, 406 ], [ 328, 429 ] ], [ [ 508, 682 ], [ 604, 677 ], [ 851, 716 ] ], [ [ 423, 455 ], [ 476, 446 ], [ 862, 506 ], [ 964, 494 ] ], [ [ 624, 648 ], [ 673, 613 ], [ 663, -26 ] ] ], "strokes": [ "M235,437C237,454 244,532 244,550C244,575 244,575 244,587C244,596 246,722 250,726C252,738 245,752 235,758C226,765 214,770 200,774C187,779 176,781 169,776C161,773 160,765 166,756C178,738 187,711 192,674C192,526 186,433 174,364C171,350 168,334 164,318C144,248 112,165 64,70C61,66 58,62 58,57C56,51 60,49 67,50C76,53 91,72 116,106C166,178 209,273 229,398C233,424 233,424 235,437Z", "M250,726C262,730 301,744 321,751C333,756 342,756 345,749C354,726 358,618 356,428C353,274 345,191 336,178C333,175 325,175 311,177C295,181 278,183 263,187C250,191 239,188 244,183C275,150 307,126 327,101C336,89 345,81 356,77C362,75 367,77 373,83C400,116 415,150 414,186C400,516 402,698 418,731C418,733 419,734 420,735C428,748 428,758 420,765C405,778 385,788 362,797C347,803 326,793 291,775C266,764 246,762 235,758C224,754 239,722 250,726Z", "M244,550C272,556 298,560 320,563C336,566 340,573 334,580C326,589 313,596 296,597C282,599 264,595 244,587C233,582 232,548 244,550Z", "M229,398C241,399 292,406 316,411C332,415 337,423 330,432C321,443 307,448 288,448C273,449 256,445 235,437C223,432 216,395 229,398Z", "M676,662C716,670 758,678 802,686C830,692 846,697 850,700C856,706 858,712 855,718C850,727 837,736 815,741C797,746 757,735 695,720C609,701 551,696 524,693C495,690 491,681 512,668C539,652 574,644 615,651C656,658 656,658 676,662Z", "M697,462C755,470 837,474 943,475C957,476 965,479 968,484C971,492 967,502 956,510C916,538 877,542 839,532C800,523 754,512 698,503C661,497 661,497 642,494C575,484 504,474 428,462C414,460 411,455 423,443C432,434 443,429 455,425C469,421 482,422 493,425C538,439 588,449 642,455C679,460 679,460 697,462Z", "M641,8C643,-10 647,-22 653,-29C656,-33 662,-36 667,-34C677,-29 685,-4 690,38C696,92 699,146 697,199C695,240 693,327 697,462C698,489 698,489 698,503C699,546 702,585 710,620C712,633 708,642 699,648C690,654 682,659 676,662C658,673 607,670 615,651C633,619 642,573 642,494C642,468 642,468 642,455C642,181 637,32 641,8Z" ] } 7 strokes 肝 Stroke Data (Trad) — JSON { "source": "dong", "medians": [ [ [ 177, 765 ], [ 207, 740 ], [ 217, 715 ], [ 217, 531 ], [ 204, 393 ], [ 181, 291 ], [ 150, 205 ], [ 88, 86 ], [ 67, 59 ] ], [ [ 241, 755 ], [ 265, 749 ], [ 340, 776 ], [ 370, 763 ], [ 384, 743 ], [ 379, 581 ], [ 382, 305 ], [ 375, 169 ], [ 356, 137 ], [ 327, 145 ], [ 253, 181 ] ], [ [ 251, 556 ], [ 258, 569 ], [ 270, 575 ], [ 325, 574 ] ], [ [ 232, 404 ], [ 261, 424 ], [ 319, 424 ] ], [ [ 514, 682 ], [ 563, 674 ], [ 604, 676 ], [ 769, 710 ], [ 843, 712 ] ], [ [ 425, 453 ], [ 482, 446 ], [ 623, 473 ], [ 864, 506 ], [ 923, 501 ], [ 957, 489 ] ], [ [ 624, 647 ], [ 670, 620 ], [ 671, 606 ], [ 663, -24 ] ] ], "strokes": [ "M 234 437 Q 241 495 244 550 L 244 587 Q 245 600 245 612 Q 245 720 250 726 C 253 748 253 748 235 758 Q 222 768 200 774 Q 181 781 169 776 Q 159 769 166 756 Q 185 729 192 674 Q 192 451 176 364 Q 172 342 166 318 Q 136 212 64 70 Q 60 63 58 57 Q 57 47 67 50 Q 82 53 116 106 Q 194 211 228 398 L 234 437 Z", "M 250 726 Q 256 729 263 731 Q 291 741 321 751 Q 339 758 345 749 Q 358 713 356 428 Q 350 197 336 178 Q 332 172 311 177 Q 287 181 263 187 Q 244 193 244 183 Q 296 137 327 101 Q 340 82 356 77 Q 365 73 373 83 Q 415 131 414 186 Q 393 681 418 731 Q 418 734 420 735 Q 432 754 420 765 Q 398 783 362 797 Q 341 806 291 775 Q 252 763 235 758 C 206 749 222 716 250 726 Z", "M 244 550 Q 287 559 320 563 Q 344 569 334 580 Q 322 593 296 597 Q 275 598 244 587 C 216 577 215 544 244 550 Z", "M 228 398 Q 231 398 235 398 Q 281 405 316 411 Q 341 418 330 432 Q 317 447 288 448 Q 266 449 234 437 C 206 427 198 398 228 398 Z", "M 676 662 Q 737 675 802 686 Q 844 695 850 700 Q 860 709 855 718 Q 848 731 815 741 Q 788 747 695 720 Q 566 696 524 693 Q 482 687 512 668 Q 554 644 615 651 L 676 662 Z", "M 697 462 Q 785 474 943 475 Q 964 476 968 484 Q 972 496 956 510 Q 896 550 839 532 Q 781 522 698 503 L 642 494 Q 542 481 428 462 Q 407 461 423 443 Q 438 430 455 425 Q 477 419 493 425 Q 562 444 642 455 L 697 462 Z", "M 641 8 Q 645 -19 653 -29 Q 659 -36 667 -34 Q 682 -25 690 38 Q 699 119 697 199 Q 693 259 697 462 L 698 503 Q 698 567 710 620 Q 714 639 699 648 Q 686 657 676 662 C 650 677 602 678 615 651 Q 642 603 642 527 Q 642 512 642 494 L 642 455 Q 636 44 641 8 Z" ] } 7 strokes Historical Pronunciations Source baxter-sagartzhengzhangtang Middle Chinese Old Chinese Gloss Source baxter-sagartzhengzhangtang Middle Chinese Old Chinese Gloss Source baxter-sagartzhengzhangtang Middle Chinese Old Chinese Gloss + Add historical pronunciation Sources No sources. 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