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  gon1 kin4   jyutping
  gan1 qian2   pinyin
(jyutping) gon1, (pinyin) gan1
[1] [adj] dry; arid | [antonym]
[2] [n] dried food/vegetable/fruit
[3] [adj] dried up; drained off; exhausted
[4] [adj] adopted; adoptive; not related by blood
[5] [v] empty; dry; drink all
[6] [adv] vainly; helplessly; doing nothing

(jyutping) kin4, (pinyin) qian2
one of the Eight Diagrams (八卦) | [antonym]

(1) is also a traditional character as well as the simplified form for , and .
(2) is the simplified form of when the latter is pronounced gon1. When is pronounced kin4, there is no simplified form.
Default PoS: adjective Additional PoS: nounverbadverb
Stroke count: 11
Level: 1
Radical: (#5)

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

This word has been viewed 15663 times since 30th Oct 2012, was added by sheik on 18th Mar 2007 21:22 and last edited on 2nd Feb 2011 05:40

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detail  gon1 bin1 sei3 gwai3 dau6*2  gan1 bian1 si4 ji4 dou4 = dry (no water) stir fried string beans, Szechuan style
detail  gon1 de1  gan1 die1 = godfather; an adoptive father; a sugar daddy; [粵] 契爺
detail  gon1 bui1  gan1 bei1 = Cheers!, to drink up
detail  beng2 gon1  bing3 gan1 = biscuit
detail  gon1 cou2  gan1 cao3 = hay
detail  gon1 zeng6  gan1 jing4 = clean, neat; completely, totally
detail  seon2 gon1   = dried bamboo shoots
detail  gon1 ceoi3  gan1 cui4 = simple, straight-forward; might as well
detail  ngau4 juk6 gon1  niu2 rou4 gan1 = beef jerky; parking ticket
detail  gon1 lou1  gan1 lao1 = dry (cooked)
See all 85 compounds (CantoDict reports 88 compounds in total, but some may be Common Formations)

Showing all 5 examples containing 乾
detail audio
Shake off the water from the hand.
detail 上個禮拜乾洗
I took the shirt I bought last week to be dry-cleaned.
[Lit. I took-already last-week bought that (counter) shirt go dry-clean]
detail 上個禮拜嗰啲乾洗
I took the clothes I bought last week to be dry-cleaned.
[Lit. I took-already last-week bought those shirts go dry-clean]
detail audio 雖然老公出便嫖賭飲吹至少賺錢返嚟養家冇眼屎乾淨盲
Despite all the vices outside, your husband brings home money to support the family, you should just pretend you don't know and choose to be happy.
detail 先至出去
Shake off water from your hand before going out.
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