干 (gon1 | gan1) : offend; interfere; concern

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干

gon1

gan1

[1] [v] offend; violate; affront
[2] [v] interfere; interrupt; trouble
[3] [v] concern; involve; have to do with
[4] [n] heavenly stems | [antonym] (地)支
[5] [n] [archaic] shield

干 is also the simplified form for 乾, 幹 and 榦.

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Stroke count: 3

Level: 2

Radical: 干 (#51)

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

干

Don't confuse with:
千于

This word has been viewed 1 times since 30th Oct 2012, was added by sheik on 18th Mar 2007 21:22 and last edited on 2nd Feb 2011 06:05

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冇相干 mou5 soeng1 gon1 = never mind 粵

不相干 bat1 soeng1 gon1 bu4 xiang1 gan1 = irrelevant 國

干戈 gon1 gwo1 gan1 ge1 = warfare

干涉 gon1 sip3 gan1 she4 = to interfere

相干 soeng1 gon1 xiang1 gan1 = connection, relationship

干擾 gon1 jiu2 gan1 rao3 = disturb; interfere; jam

若干 joek6 gon1 ruo4 gan1 = a certain amount of; how many/how much? [粵]: 些少

干預 gon1 jyu6 gan1 yu4 = to meddle

干邑酒 gon1 jap1 zau2 = cognac

干邑 gon1 jap1 = cognac

不干涉 bat1 gon1 sip3 bu4 gan1 she4 = noninterference, nonintervention 國

包干 baau1 gon1 bao1 gan1 = to be responsible for a task unit until it is completed

無干 mou4 gon1 wu2 gan1 = have nothing to do with

地方財政包干制 dei6 fong1 coi4 zing3 baau1 gon1 zai3 di4 fang1 cai2 zheng4 bao1 gan1 zhi4 = system such that local authorities take full responsibility for their finances (common formation)

訊號干擾 seon3 hou6 gon1 jiu2 xun4 hao4 gan1 rao3 = signal interference

一干水 jat1 gon1 seoi2 = $1000 粵

天干 tin1 gon1 = heavenly stem

烏干達共和國 wu1 gon1 daat6 gung6 wo4 gwok3 wu1 gan1 da2 gong4 he2 guo2 = Republic of Uganda (common formation)

烏干達 wu1 gon1 daat6 wu1 gan1 da2 = Uganda (common formation)

射頻干擾 se6 pan4 gon1 jiu2 she4 pin2 gan1 rao3 = radio interference; RF interference

巴爾干 baa1 ji5 gon1 Ba1 er3 gan1 = Balkan

支努干 zi1 nou5 gon1 zhi1 nu3 gan1 = Chinook (helicopter)

干支 gon1 zi1 gan1 zhi1 = the Heavenly Stems and Earthly Branches (short for 天干地支)

巴爾干半島 baa1 ji5 gon1 bun3 dou2 ba1 er3 gan1 ban4 dao3 = Balkan penninsula

化干戈為玉帛 faa3 gon1 gwo1 wai4 juk6 baak6 hua4 gan1 ge wei2 yu4 bo2 = beat swords into ploughshares

干諾道 gon1 nok6 dou6 = Connaught Road

余干 jyu4 gon1 yu2 gan1 = Yugan (place in Jiangxi)

新干 san1 gon1 xin1 gan1 = Xin'gan (place in Jiangxi)

干城章嘉峰 gon1 sing4 zoeng1 gaa1 fung1 = Kangchenjunga (third highest mountain peak in the world)

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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.
No icon: This term is used in both Cantonese and Mandarin/Standard written Chinese.

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Decimal representation of this word: 干
Unicode code for this character: U+5e72 (off-site link)

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