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)

1 characters

Stroke count

All strokes1-3 strokes4-6 strokes7-10 strokes11+ strokes

Sort

Stroke count (default)FrequencyHSK levelRandom
  • 干gàn

    tree trunk

    HSK 1

    13 strokes

Related radicals (相关部首 xiāngguān bùshǒu)

Same stroke count or numerically adjacent in the 214-radical set.