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  gon3   jyutping
  gan4   pinyin
[1] [v] work as; do; act; perform; engage in
[2] [n,adj] capability; talent; competence; capable
[3] [n] trunk; prop; main part | [standard form]
[4] [] [v] [slang] kill; murder
[5] [] [v] [slang] fuck; have sexual intercourse with





(1) is gradually displacing the standard form in respect of the 'trunk' meaning.
(2) is also a traditional character as well as the simplified form for , and .
nounAdditional PoS: adjectiveverb
Stroke count: 13
Level: 2
Radical: (#51)

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

This word has been viewed 8941 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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detail  syu6 gon3  shu4 gan4 = tree trunk
detail  gou1 kap1 gon3 bou6  gao1 ji2 gan4 bu4 = senior cadre
detail  gou1 gon3  gao1 gan4 = senior cadre
detail  baau1 gon3 ji4  bao1 ganr1 = take full responsibility for a task
detail  zing1 gon3  jing1 gan4 = capable; keen-witted; special forces; crack troops
detail  coi4 gon3  cai2 gan4 = ability; competence
detail  zyu2 gon3  zhu3 gan4 = trunk (torso), main, core
detail  gon3 ging6  gan4 jing4 = vigour; energy; dynamism; enthusiasm
detail  gon3 sin3  gan4 xian4 = primary route; main road
detail  gon3 wut6 ji4  gan4 huor2 = to do work
See all 41 compounds (CantoDict reports 45 compounds in total, but some may be Common Formations)

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