Chinese Etymology


Character Input:
Simplified (简体字):
Unicode := none
GB2312-80 := none


Traditional (繁軆字):
Unicode := 5E79
Big5 := B746

Phonetic (聲字部分): 倝 gan4

Signific (有意部分): 干 gan1 han4 an4 jian1 pestal

Etymology (文字來源): Phonetic Signific, shaped like a pestle 干 - trunk of a tree

Simplification (简化方法): no simplified form

Cantonese (廣東話): gon3

Taiwanese (台灣話): kan3

English Senses For (英文): gan4
the trunk ( of a tree or of a human body ) / the main part of anything / capabilities / talents / capable / skillful / to do / to attend to business / to manage / ( slang ) to kill

ShuoWen (说文解字):
none

Class: traditional with 1 different simplified


Input Single Character (單字):


Seal (說文解字 篆体字) Characters - none known
  LST Seal (六書通來的篆軆字) Characters 


  Bronze (金文编來的字) Characters 


  Oracle (甲骨文编來的字) Characters 



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