甘 - gān - Chinese character definition, English meaning and stroke order

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甘

gān

Definition

sweet
meaning component (mouth)
radical (Kang Xi 99)
willing

Character Decomposition

Compounds (20)

其

qí

his; her; its; their; that; such; it (refers to sth preceding it); phonetic component

某

mǒu

some; a certain; sb or sth indefinite; such-and-such

sweet

what; very; extremely; any

to inlay; to embed

pincers; pliers; tongs; claw (of animal); to grasp with pincers; to pinch; to clamp; to restrain; to restrict; to gag

licorice; glycoside

large tangerine

intoxicated

so (Cantonese); Mandarin equivalent: 这样

glucoside

violet or purple

name of a district in Hebei

蚶

hān

small clam (Arca inflata)

rickets

crucible

slop from rinsing rice

see 赤嵌楼

pliers; pincers; to clamp

甝

hán

white tiger

Related words (46)

甘于

gān yú

to be willing to; to be ready to; to be content with; accepting (of restriction, sacrifice, risk etc)

甘味

gān wèi

sweetness; sweet taste

甘心

gān xīn

willingly; to be willing to; to resign oneself to

willingly

calomel or mercurous chloride (Hg2Cl2)

glycerine; glycerol

sweet

good times and hardships; joys and tribulations; for better or for worse

licorice (root)

chamomile

cabbage; Chinese broccoli; gai larn

sugar cane

sweet potato; Ipomoea batatas

sweetener

sweetener

glycine (Gly), an amino acid

甘油醛

gān yóu quán

glyceraldehyde (CH20)3

甘糖醇

gān táng chún

mannitol C6H14O6, a sugar alcohol

ganache (loanword)

cabbage

mannitol C6H14O6, a sugar alcohol

甘之如饴

gān zhī rú yí

(lit.) as sweet as syrup (idiom, from Book of Songs); to endure hardship gladly; a glutton for punishment

甘拜下风

gān bài xià fēng

to step down gracefully (humble expression); to concede defeat; to play second fiddle

triglyceride

triglyceride

glycerine suppository

甘露糖醇

gān lù táng chún

mannitol C6H14O6, a sugar alcohol

不甘

bù gān

unreconciled to; not resigned to; unwilling

回甘

huí gān

to have a sweet aftertaste

心甘

xīn gān

to be willing; to be satisfied

fine foods

bitter sweet

unwilling to accept; not content with (a subservient role, a mediocre result etc)

不甘心

bù gān xīn

not reconciled to; not resigned to

二甘醇

èr gān chún

diethylene glycol; glycerin (used in antifreeze)

同甘苦

tóng gān kǔ

to share joys and sorrows; sharing good times and hard times; same as 同甘共苦

紫甘蓝

zǐ gān lán

red cabbage; purple cabbage

不甘寂寞

bù gān jì mò

unwilling to remain lonely or idle; unwilling to be left out

not to be outdone

to leave the matter at that; to be prepared to let go; to be willing to take things lying down

心甘情愿

xīn gān qíng yuàn

delighted to (do sth, idiom); perfectly happy to do; most willing to do

nitroglycerine

nitroglycerine

cabbage

rutabaga (vegetable)

triglyceride

Idioms (6)

甘心情愿

gān xīn qíng yuàn

willingly and gladly (idiom)

甘言蜜语

gān yán mì yǔ

sweet speech and honeyed words; hypocritical flattery (idiom); see also 甜言蜜语

同甘共苦

tóng gān gòng kǔ

shared delights and common hardships (idiom); to share life's joys and sorrows; for better or for worse

自甘堕落

zì gān duò luò

to abandon oneself (idiom); to let oneself go

苦尽甘来

kǔ jìn gān lái

bitterness finishes, sweetness begins (idiom); the hard times are over, the good times just beginning

饫甘餍肥

yù gān yàn féi

to live off the fat of the land (idiom); to have a luxurious lifestyle

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