甘 (gam1 | gan1) : sweet; pleasant; willingly; a surname

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甘

gam1

gan1

[1] [adj] sweet; tasty; delicious | [Ant] 苦
[2] [adj] pleasant; satisfactory; timely
[3] [adv] willingly; readily; of one's own accord
[4] [n] a Chinese surname

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Stroke count: 5

Level: 1

Radical: 甘 (#99)

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

甘

Don't confuse with:
廿

This word has been viewed 10267 times since 30th Oct 2012, was added by sheik on 18th Mar 2007 21:22 and last edited on 1st Jan 2015 13:16

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甘心 gam1 sam1 gan1 xin1 = willing; happy

楊枝甘露 joeng4 zi1 gam1 lou6 yang2 zhi1 gan1 lu4 = a type of drink made of mango sago with pomelo

唔甘願 m4 gam1 jyun6 = not accepting 粵

不甘心 bat1 gam1 sam1 bu4 gan1 xin1 = not accepting 國

甘蔗 gam1 ze3 gan1 zhe4 = sugarcane

苦盡甘來 fu2 zeon6 gam1 loi4 = after suffering comes happiness

甘筍 gam1 seon2 = carrot

不甘後人 bat1 gam1 hau6 jan4 = cannot bear playing second fiddle 國

眼甘甘 ngaan5 gam1 gam1 = gawk, stare at; seeing greedily

不甘 bat1 gam1 bu4 gan1 = unreconciled to; not resigned to; unwilling 國

甘藷 gam1 syu4 gan1 shu3 = sweet potato

甘薯 gam1 syu4 gan1 shu3 = sweet potato

甘汞 gam1 hung3 gan1 gong3 = calomel

心甘情願 sam1 gam1 cing4 jyun6*2 xin1 gan1 qing2 yuan4 = to perfectly happy to do; most willing to do

甘蔗糖蜜 gam1 ze3 tong4 mat6 = sugar cane molasses

甘香 gam1 hoeng1 = sweet and fragrant; tasty

不甘示弱 bat1 gam1 si6 joek6 bu4 gan1 shi4 ruo4 = unwilling to concede 國

甘美 gam1 mei5 gan1 mei3 = sweet and refreshing

心甘 sam1 gam1 = willing, happy (also 甘心) 粵

甘甘地 gam1 gam1 dei6*2 = bitter

心甘命抵 sam1 gam1 meng6 dai2 xin1 gan1 ming4 di3 = to perfectly happy to do; most willing to do

甘草 gam1 cou2 gan1 cao3 = licorice root

甘甜 gam1 tim4 gan1 tian2 = sweet

自甘墮落 zi6 gam1 do6 lok6 zi4 gan1 duo4 luo4 = wallow in degeneration; abandon oneself to vice

硝化甘油 siu1 faa3 gam1 jau4 xiao1 hua4 gan1 you2 = nitroglycerine

打鑊甘 da2 wok6 gam1 da3 huo4 gan1 = give a sound beating to 粵

甘藍 gam1 laam4 gam1 lan2 = Chinese broccoli (kai-lan)

甘比亞 gam1 bei2 aa3 gan1 bi3 ya4 = Gambia

甘肅 gam1 suk1 gan1 su4 = Gansu (province located in the NW of PRC)

甘油 gam1 jau4 gan1 you2 = [化] glycerol

甘泉 gam1 cyun4 gan1 quan2 = Ganquan (place in Shaanxi)

甘丹寺 gam1 daan1 zi6*2 gan1 dan1 si4 = Ganden (monastery near Lhasa, Tibet)

甘德 gam1 dak1 gan1 de2 = Gande (place in Qinghai)

甘谷 gam1 guk1 gan1 gu3 = Gangu (place in Gansu)

甘洛 gam1 lok3 gan1 luo4 = Ganluo (place in Sichuan)

甘南 gam1 naam4 gan1 nan2 = Gannan (place in Heilongjiang)

甘肅省 gam1 suk1 saang2 gan1 su4 sheng3 = Gansu, a north central China province

甘肅酒泉衛星發射中心 gam1 suk1 zau2 cyun4 wai6 sing1 faat3 se6 zung1 sam1 = Jiuquan satellite launch centre

甘地 gam1 dei6 = Mohandas Gandhi

甘南州 gam1 naam4 zau1 gan1 nan2 zhou1 = Gannan (place in Heilongjiang)

分甘同味 fan1 gam1 tung4 mei6 fen1 gan1 tong2 wei4 = share the good with the others

甘拜下風 gam1 baai3 haa6 fung1 gan1 bai4 xia4 feng1 = to admit inferiority or defeat

甘南藏族自治州 gam1 naam4 cong4 zuk6 zi6 zi6 zau1 gan1 nan2 Cang2 zu2 zi4 zhi4 zhou1 = Gannan Zang zhizhou (place in Gansu)

甘孜 gam1 zi1 gan1 zi1 = Garze, Kandze, Chinese Ganzi (town in Kham prov. of Tibet, pres. Sichuan)

甘泉航空 gam1 cyun4 hong4 hung1 gan1 quan2 hang2 kong1 = Oasis Hong Kong Airlines

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國 : This term is used in Mandarin/Standard written Chinese, not Cantonese.
粵 : This term is used in Cantonese, not Mandarin/Standard written Chinese.
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