Character Contained In References Comments
Simplified Traditional Ancient forms Archaic forms
traditional form

Variants
Phonetic
Semantic
Apparent
干 日 ⿱日干
Mandarin
han4
English
Definitions
drought; dry; dry land
Mnemonic
Dried 干 by the sun 日
Etymology
Notes
In composition this character seems to retain the original meaning of 干: a shield