Pinyin "gan1"
In MandarinBanana's mnemonic system, the Pinyin syllable "gan1" is split up into two parts: "g" and "an1". You can visit the Pinyin index to see how other Pinyin syllables are split up into initials and finals.
Mnemonics for Pinyin initial "g"
G is for Guy Fawkes.
Mnemonics for Pinyin final "an1"
In front of the anthill.
Characters pronounced gan1
(bound form) to have to do with; to concern oneself with / one of the ten heavenly stems 天干[tian gan1] / (archaic) shield
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dry / dried food / empty; hollow / taken in to nominal kinship; adoptive; foster / futile; in vain / (dialect) rude; blunt / (dialect) to cold-shoulder
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variant of 乾|干[gan1]
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pole / CL:條|条[tiao2],根[gen1]
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liver / CL:葉|叶[ye4],個|个[ge4] / (slang) to put in long hours, typically late into the night, playing (a video game) / (of a video game) involving a lot of repetition in order to progress; grindy
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surname Gan / abbr. for Gansu Province 甘肅省|甘肃省[Gan1 su4 Sheng3]
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sweet / willing
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embarrassed / ill at ease
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licorice / glycoside
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large tangerine
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so (Cantonese) / Mandarin equivalent: 這樣|这样[zhe4 yang4]
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anhydride
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(inferior gem)
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crucible
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rickets
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a rock or cliff
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