Character Contained In References Comments
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Variants
Phonetic
Semantic
Apparent
乾
Mandarin
gan1, gan4, han2
English
Definitions
to concern; to do; dried; dry; invade; to manage; offend; oppose; to work
Etymology
Notes
Pictograph: originally a shield (compare 戈 for shape – 捍 for meaning); now pestle in composition (compare 臿 and 庚)