⼲
dry
gān (gan1)
Radical no. 51 · 3 strokes (第 51 部首 · 3 画 dì 51 bùshǒu · 3 huà)
Radical ⼲ (gān) — meaning: dry, 3 strokes.
Origin & mnemonic
This radical originally depicted a shield (protective barrier) in oracle-bone script, then evolved to represent dryness and later extended to mean "trunk," "main body," or "stem."
Mnemonic: The three strokes of ⼲ resemble a shield or a dry tree trunk.
Characters with this radical (含此部首的字 hán cǐ bùshǒu de zì)
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