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秆

gǎn

Character Traditional 稈

What 秆 means

1. stalks of grain

Example sentences

• 梭罗垂涎于这种植物强壮的紫色茎秆，将其制成藤条，而知更鸟则以深红色汁液的浆果为食。
  Thoreau coveted the plant's strong purple stalk for a cane, and the robins eat its dark crimson-juiced berries.

Words containing 秆

• 禾秆hé gǎnstraw
• 草秆cǎo gǎnstraw; grain stalks
• 秸秆jiē gǎnstraw

Characters built on 干

These share the phonetic component 干 (gān), which is why their readings rhyme. Learning them as a family is far cheaper than learning them one at a time.

• 南nánsouth
• 汗hànperspiration; sweat; to be speechless (out of helplessness, embarrassment etc)…
• 赶gǎnto overtake; to catch up with; to hurry; to rush; to try to catch (the bus etc)
• 刊kānto print; to publish; publication
• 罕hǎnrare
• 杆gǎnstick; pole; lever
• 肝gānliver; (slang) to put in long hours, typically late into the night, playing…
• 旱hàndrought

Characters that look like 秆

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

• 科kēbranch of study; administrative section; division
• 肝gānliver; (slang) to put in long hours, typically late into the night, playing…
• 轩xuānpavilion with a view; high; tall
• 矜jīnto boast; to esteem; to sympathize
• 狞níngfierce-looking
• 纾shūabundant; ample; at ease

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
• 擀to roll (dough etc)
• 橄used in 橄榄
• 澉place name; wash
• 鳡yellowcheek (Elopichthys bambusa)