⽢
sweet
gān (gan1)
Radical no. 99 · 5 strokes (第 99 部首 · 5 画 dì 99 bùshǒu · 5 huà)
Radical ⽢ (gān) — meaning: sweet, 5 strokes.
Origin & mnemonic
This radical derives from the pictographic representation of sweetness or a sweet substance in ancient scripts. It developed from seal-script forms and represents the concept of "sweet" or "sweetness."
Mnemonic: The shape resembles a head or mouth with a curved stroke below, like a smiling face tasting something sweet.
Characters with this radical (含此部首的字 hán cǐ bùshǒu de zì)
1 characters- 甘gān
(bound form) sweet; pleasant (contrasted with 苦[ku3]: bitter, unpleasant)
5 strokes
Related radicals (相关部首 xiāngguān bùshǒu)
Same stroke count or numerically adjacent in the 214-radical set.