干支 gān zhī ㄍㄢ ㄓ gon1 zi1
- the ten Heavenly Stems 十天干 shí tiān gān ㄕˊ ㄊㄧㄢ ㄍㄢ and twelve earthly branches 十二枝
- sexagenary cycle
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干
- 干旱 乾旱 gān hàn ㄍㄢ ㄏㄢˋ gon1 hon5 drought
- 干杯 乾杯 gān bēi ㄍㄢ ㄅㄟ gon1 bui1 to drink a toast
- 干净 乾淨 gān jìng ㄍㄢ ㄐㄧㄥˋ gon1 zeng6 clean
- 干燥 乾燥 gān zào ㄍㄢ ㄗㄠˋ gon1 cou3 (of weather, climate, soil etc) dry; arid
- 干脆 乾脆 gān cuì ㄍㄢ ㄘㄨㄟˋ gon1 ceoi3 candid
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- 干戈 gān gē ㄍㄢ ㄍㄜ gon1 gwo1 weapons of war
- 干扰 干擾 gān rǎo ㄍㄢ ㄖㄠˇ gon1 jiu5 to disturb
- 干涉 gān shè ㄍㄢ ㄕㄜˋ gon1 sip3 to interfere
- 干预 干預 gān yù ㄍㄢ ㄩˋ gon1 jyu6 to meddle
- 干事 幹事 gàn shi ㄍㄢˋ ˙ㄕ gon3 si6 administrator
- 干吗 幹嗎 gàn má ㄍㄢˋ ㄇㄚˊ gon3 maa3 variant of 干嘛
- 干嘛 幹嘛 gàn má ㄍㄢˋ ㄇㄚˊ gon3 maa3 what are you doing?
- 干部 幹部 gàn bù ㄍㄢˋ ㄅㄨˋ gon3 bou6 cadre
- 烘干 烘乾 hōng gān ㄏㄨㄥ ㄍㄢ hung1 gon1 to dry over a stove
- 能干 能幹 néng gàn ㄋㄥˊ ㄍㄢˋ nang4 gon3 capable
- 若干 ruò gān ㄖㄨㄛˋ ㄍㄢ joek6 gon1 a certain number or amount
- 饼干 餅乾 bǐng gān ㄅㄧㄥˇ ㄍㄢ beng2 gon1 biscuit; cracker; cookie
- 骨干 骨幹 gǔ gàn ㄍㄨˇ ㄍㄢˋ gwat1 gon3 diaphysis (long segment of a bone)
- 干什么 幹什麼 gàn shén me ㄍㄢˋ ㄕㄣˊ ˙ㄇㄜ gon3 sap6 mo1 what are you doing?
- 干活儿 幹活兒 gàn huó r ㄍㄢˋ ㄏㄨㄛˊ ㄦ gon3 wut6 ji4 erhua variant of 干活
支
- 分支 fēn zhī ㄈㄣ ㄓ fan1 zi1 branch (of company, river etc)
- 支付 zhī fù ㄓ ㄈㄨˋ zi1 fu6 to pay (money)
- 支出 zhī chū ㄓ ㄔㄨ zi1 ceot1 to spend; to pay out
- 支应 支應 zhī yìng ㄓ ㄧㄥˋ zi1 jing3 to deal with
- 支持 zhī chí ㄓ ㄔˊ zi1 ci4 to be in favor of
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- 支援 zhī yuán ㄓ ㄩㄢˊ zi1 wun4 to provide assistance
- 支撑 支撐 zhī chēng ㄓ ㄔㄥ zi1 caang1 to prop up
- 支柱 zhī zhù ㄓ ㄓㄨˋ zi1 cyu5 mainstay
- 支票 zhī piào ㄓ ㄆㄧㄠˋ zi1 piu3 check (bank)
- 支配 zhī pèi ㄓ ㄆㄟˋ zi1 pui3 to control
- 收支 shōu zhī ㄕㄡ ㄓ sau1 zi1 cash flow
- 透支 tòu zhī ㄊㄡˋ ㄓ tau3 zi1 (banking) to overdraw
- 开支 開支 kāi zhī ㄎㄞ ㄓ hoi1 zi1 expenditures; expenses
- 不支 bù zhī ㄅㄨˋ ㄓ bat1 zi1 to be unable to endure
- 借支 jiè zhī ㄐㄧㄝˋ ㄓ ze3 zi1 to get an advance on one's pay
- 印支 Yìn Zhī ㄧㄣˋ ㄓ jan3 zi1 abbr. for 印度支那
- 地支 dì zhī ㄉㄧˋ ㄓ dei6 zi1 the 12 earthly branches 子, 丑, 寅, 卯, 辰, 巳, 午, 未, 申, 酉, 戌, 亥, used cyclically in the calendar and as ordinal numbers I, II etc
- 垫支 墊支 diàn zhī ㄉㄧㄢˋ ㄓ din6 zi1 to advance funds
- 支使 zhī shǐ ㄓ ㄕˇ zi1 sai2 to order (sb) around
- 支光 zhī guāng ㄓ ㄍㄨㄤ zi1 gwong1 watt, unit of power used for electric bulbs
Idioms with these characters
- 吃干抹净 吃乾抹淨 chī gān mā jìng ㄔ ㄍㄢ ㄇㄚ ㄐㄧㄥˋ (idiom) to devour (food)
- 大动干戈 大動干戈 dà dòng gān gē ㄉㄚˋ ㄉㄨㄥˋ ㄍㄢ ㄍㄜ daai6 dung6 gon1 gwo1 lit. to go to war (idiom)
- 干柴烈火 乾柴烈火 gān chái liè huǒ ㄍㄢ ㄔㄞˊ ㄌㄧㄝˋ ㄏㄨㄛˇ gon1 caai4 lit6 fo2 (idiom) explosive mutual passion; blaze of passion (esp. between lovers)
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- 豪气干云 豪氣干雲 háo qì gān yún ㄏㄠˊ ㄑㄧˋ ㄍㄢ ㄩㄣˊ hou4 hei3 gon1 wan4 lit. heroism reaching to the clouds (idiom)
- 精明强干 精明強幹 jīng míng qiáng gàn ㄐㄧㄥ ㄇㄧㄥˊ ㄑㄧㄤˊ ㄍㄢˋ zing1 ming4 koeng4 gon3 intelligent and capable (idiom)
- 口干舌燥 口乾舌燥 kǒu gān shé zào ㄎㄡˇ ㄍㄢ ㄕㄜˊ ㄗㄠˋ hau2 gon1 sit3 cou3 lit. dry mouth and tongue (idiom); to talk too much
- 埋头苦干 埋頭苦幹 mái tóu kǔ gàn ㄇㄞˊ ㄊㄡˊ ㄎㄨˇ ㄍㄢˋ maai4 tau4 fu2 gon3 to bury oneself in work (idiom); to be engrossed in work
- 乳臭未干 乳臭未乾 rǔ xiù wèi gān ㄖㄨˇ ㄒㄧㄡˋ ㄨㄟˋ ㄍㄢ jyu5 cau3 mei6 gon1 lit. smell of breast milk not yet dried (idiom)
- 唾面自干 唾面自乾 tuò miàn zì gān ㄊㄨㄛˋ ㄇㄧㄢˋ ㄗˋ ㄍㄢ to3 min6 zi6 gon1 to be spat on in the face and let it dry by itself, not wiping it off (idiom); to turn the other cheek
- 外强中干 外強中乾 wài qiáng zhōng gān ㄨㄞˋ ㄑㄧㄤˊ ㄓㄨㄥ ㄍㄢ ngoi6 koeng4 zung1 gon1 strong in appearance but weak in reality (idiom)