HSK 1 · Work

干

gàn

to do

Stroke order of 干

干 is written with 3 strokes. Watch the animation, then try writing it yourself.

Memory trick

A forked stick standing upright, a tool that does the work.

Parts: pictograph of a forked stick

Example sentence

你在干什么？

What are you doing?

Words with 干

干什么what to do; why 干净clean 干杯cheers; to drink a toast 干活儿to work; to do manual labour 干吗why; what to do

More words: Work

工作work; job; to work 工人worker 上班to go to work 下班to get off work 开会to have a meeting 请假to ask for leave 放假to have a holiday 事matter; thing 忙busy 准备to prepare; to plan 做to do; to make

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