Which Chinese characters are pronounced gan?

This page lists 32 dictionary entries with the base pinyin syllable gan, organized by their tone-marked pronunciation.

Do all gan characters have the same tone?

No. Characters can share the base syllable gan while using different Mandarin tones. The tone-marked pinyin beside each character shows the difference.

How can I practice writing gan characters?

Open any character for animated stroke order, or send the character set to the free worksheet generator for printable Tianzige or Mizige practice.

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PINYIN SYLLABLE

Chinese characters with Pinyin gan

Learn how to write 32 Chinese characters pronounced “gan” across 3 tone-marked pronunciations. Open any character for animated stroke order, words, sentences, and printable practice.

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START WITH COMMON CHARACTERS

Common “gan” Chinese characters

The same romanized syllable can represent different characters and tones. These useful HSK vocabulary characters are shown first so learners can begin with everyday Mandarin.

干gān

dry

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感gǎn

to feel

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赶gǎn

to overtake; to catch up with

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敢gǎn

to dare

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肝gān

liver (CL:葉|叶[ye4])

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尴gān

used in 尷尬|尴尬[gan1ga4]

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甘gān

surname Gan

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杆gān

stick

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竿gān

pole

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TONE-MARKED PINYIN

Chinese characters pronounced gàn

8 dictionary entries use the pronunciation gàn, including 旰 (sunset), 绀 (violet or purple), 倝 (dawn (archaic)), 淦 (name of a river), 紺 (Chinese character).

8 characters

旰gàn

sunset

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绀gàn

violet or purple

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倝gàn

dawn (archaic)

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淦gàn

name of a river

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紺gàn

Chinese character

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幹gàn

Chinese character

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赣gàn

abbr. for Jiangxi Province 江西省[Jiang1 xi1 Sheng3]

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贛gàn

Chinese character

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TONE-MARKED PINYIN

Chinese characters pronounced gǎn

10 dictionary entries use the pronunciation gǎn, including 感 (to feel), 赶 (to overtake; to catch up with), 敢 (to dare), 秆 (stalks of grain), 桿 (Chinese character).

10 characters

感gǎn

to feel

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赶gǎn

to overtake; to catch up with

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敢gǎn

to dare

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秆gǎn

stalks of grain