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擀

gǎn

Character

What 擀 means

1. to roll (dough etc)

Example sentences

• 把面团擀成方形。
  Roll the pastry into a rectangle.

Words starting with 擀

• 擀面杖gǎn miàn zhàngrolling pin

Characters that look like 擀

Easy to confuse on sight. Compare them side by side once and the pair stops costing you.

• 撒sāto let go; to cast; to let loose
• 辨biànto distinguish; to recognize
• 懈xièlax; negligent
• 璜huángsemicircular jade ornament
• 樽zūngoblet; bottle; wine-jar
• 槲húMongolian oak (Quercus dentata); see also 槲树

Sounds the same

Read gǎn, tone for tone, but written differently.

• 感to feel; to move; to touch
• 敢to dare; daring; (polite) may I venture
• 赶to overtake; to catch up with; to hurry; to rush; to try to catch (the bus etc)
• 杆stick; pole; lever
• 秆stalks of grain
• 橄used in 橄榄
• 澉place name; wash
• 鳡yellowcheek (Elopichthys bambusa)