幹 (gon3 | gan4) : work as; capability; trunk

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幹

gon3

gan4

[1] [v] work as; do; act; perform; engage in
[2] [n,adj] capability; talent; competence; capable
[3] [n] trunk; prop; main part | [standard form] 榦
[4] [國] [v] [slang] kill; murder
[5] [國] [v] [slang] fuck; have sexual intercourse with

(1) 幹 is gradually displacing the standard form 榦 in respect of the 'trunk' meaning.
(2) 干 is also a traditional character as well as the simplified form for 幹, 榦 and 乾.

Additional PoS:

Stroke count: 13

Level: 2

Radical: 干 (#51)

This character is used in both Cantonese and Mandarin/Standard written Chinese.

幹 / 干

This word has been viewed 9004 times since 30th Oct 2012, was added by sheik on 18th Mar 2007 21:22 and last edited on 1st Feb 2011 02:07

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樹幹 syu6 gon3 shu4 gan4 = tree trunk

高級幹部 gou1 kap1 gon3 bou6 gao1 ji2 gan4 bu4 = senior cadre

高幹 gou1 gon3 gao1 gan4 = senior cadre

包幹兒 baau1 gon3 ji4 bao1 ganr1 = take full responsibility for a task 國

精幹 zing1 gon3 jing1 gan4 = capable; keen-witted; special forces; crack troops

才幹 coi4 gon3 cai2 gan4 = ability; competence

主幹 zyu2 gon3 zhu3 gan4 = trunk (torso), main, core

幹勁 gon3 ging6 gan4 jing4 = vigour; energy; dynamism; enthusiasm

幹線 gon3 sin3 gan4 xian4 = primary route; main road

幹活兒 gon3 wut6 ji4 gan4 huor2 = to do work 國

幹活 gon3 wut6 gan4 huo2 = to do work 國

幹嗎 gon3 maa3 gan4 ma2 = why on earth; whatever for 國

幹嘛 gon3 maa3 gan4 ma2 = why on earth; whatever for 國

怎麼幹 zam2 mo1 gon3 zen3 me5 gan4 = how to do 國

主幹線 zyu2 gon3 sin3 zhu3 gan4 xian4 = backbone (cable)

有才幹 jau5 coi4 gon3 you3 cai2 gan4 = capable

幹事 gon3 si6 gan4 shi5 = administrative secretary (in charge of something)

包幹制 baau1 gon3 zai3 bao1 gan1 zhi4 = contract system

軀幹 keoi1 gon3 qu1 gan4 = trunk (of body); torso

公幹 gung1 gon3 gong1 gan4 = business trip

基幹 gei1 gon3 ji1 gan4 = "backbone"; hard core

能幹 nang4 gon3 neng2 gan4 = able; capable; competent

大包幹 daai6 baau1 gon3 da4 bao1 gan4 = all-round responsibility system (common formation)

事幹 si6 gon3 = matter; affair; business 粵

貴幹 gwai3 gon3 gui4 gan4 = how can I be of service? may I help you?

洗手不幹 sai2 sau2 bat1 gon3 xi3 shou3 bu4 gan4 = hang up one's axe; wash one's hands of 國

巧幹 haau2 gon3 qiao3 gan4 = work ingeniously; do sth. in a clever way (lit., "clever limbs")

枝幹 zi1 gon3 zhi1 gan4 = limb (of body)

吃飽沒事幹 hek3 baau2 mut6 si6 gon3 = to have eaten and have nothing better to do 國

地方財政包幹制 dei6 fong1 coi4 zing3 baau1 gon3 zai3 = all-round responsibility system (common formation)

多事幹 do1 si6 gon3 = a busybody; a meddlesome person 粵

幹部 gon3 bou6 = (PRC) cadre

怎麼樣幹 zam2 mo1 joeng6*2 gon3 zen3 me5 yang4 gan4 = how to do 國

怎樣幹 zam2 joeng6*2 gon3 zen3 yang4 gan4 = how to do 國

怎幹 zam2 gon3 zen3 gan4 = how to do 國

主幹網絡 zyu2 gon3 mong5 lok3 zhu3 gan4 wang3 luo4 = core network

主幹網路 zyu2 gon3 mong5 lou6 zhu3 gan4 wang3 lu4 = core network; backbone network

不顧一切地幹 bat1 gu3 jat1 cai3 dei6 gon3 bu2 gu4 yi2 qie4 de5 gan4 = to do or die; to throw one's hat over the wall (in order to have to go get it) 國

校園骨幹 haau6 jyun4*2 gwat1 gon3 xiao4 yuan2 gu3 gan4 = campus backbone

幹細胞 gon3 sai3 baau1 gan4 xi4 bao1 = stem cell

幹細胞研究 gon3 sai3 baau1 jin4 gau3 gan4 xi4 bao1 yan2 jiu4 (Taiwan), gan4 xi4 bao1 yan2 jiu1 (PRC) = stem cell research (common formation)

胚胎幹細胞研究 pui1 toi1 gon3 sai3 baau1 jin4 gau3 pei1 tai1 gan4 xi4 bao1 yan2 jiu4/1 (Taiwan/PRC) = embryonic stem cell studies (common formation)

新幹線 san1 gon3 sin3 xin1 gan4 xian4 = Shinkansen (Japanese high-speed train)

撒馬爾幹 saat3 maa5 ji5 gon3 sa3 ma3 er3 gan4 = Samarkand, city in Uzbekistan

幹肉餅 gon3 juk6 beng2 gan4 rou4 bing3 = pemmican

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