gān = g + an1
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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How to pronounce 肝

MandarinBanana teaches pronunciation with the Marilyn Method: every Pinyin syllable is one initial plus one final, the initial becomes a person, an animal or a deity, and the final becomes a place in your memory palace — with the tone deciding which part of that place the scene happens in. Remember the little story below for each half and the whole syllable comes back with them.

= g initial

G is for Guy Fawkes.

By Matthias • updated 2 months ago
+ an1 final

In front of the anthill.

By Matthias • updated 6 months ago

肝 character breakdown

Chinese characters are built out of smaller characters. Each component carries a mnemonic symbol - one concrete object that stands in for it - and a mnemonic story hands those objects to the person and the place that stand for the pronunciation. Learn a component once and every character that reuses it gets easier.

Component Translations
gān = g + an1
old variant of 乾|干[gan1]
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gān = g + an1
variant of 乾|干[gan1]
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gān = g + an1
(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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gàn = g + an4
tree trunk / main part of sth / to manage / to work / to do / capable / cadre / to kill (slang) / to fuck (vulgar) / (coll.) pissed off / annoyed
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gān = g + an1
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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yuè = yu + e4
moon / month / monthly / CL:個|个[ge4],輪|轮[lun2]
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Characters with 肝 as component

肝 is not used as a component in another character.
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Words with 肝

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darling / (in negative sentences) heart / humanity
hepatitis

Sentences with 肝

肝 currently does not appear in any sentence.

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gān

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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