甘 Gān ㄍㄢ gam1

甘 gān ㄍㄢ gam1

  • (bound form) sweet; pleasant (contrasted with 苦 kǔ ㄎㄨˇ : bitter, unpleasant)
  • to be willing (to do sth)

Stroke order

Practice writing

Draw 甘 (1 of 1) — stroke by stroke.

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Example sentences

  • 苦 ( kǔ fu2 ) 盡 ( jìn zeon6 ) 甘 ( gān gam1 ) 来 ( lái loi4 )。

    No sweet without sweat.

  • 甘地 ( Gān dì gam1 dei6 ) 是 ( shì si6 ) 对 對 ( duì deoi3 ) 的 ( de dik1 )。

    Gandhi was right.

  • 甘蔗 ( gān zhe gam1 ze3 ) 是 ( shì si6 ) 甜 ( tián tim4 ) 的 ( de dik1 )。

    Sugar cane is sweet.

  • 你 ( nǐ nei5 ) 不要 ( bù yào bat1 jiu3 ) 自甘堕落 自甘墮落 ( zì gān duò luò zi6 gam1 do6 lok6 )。

    You don't have to kick yourself.

  • 他 ( tā taa1 ) 尝 嚐 ( cháng ) 了 ( le liu5 ) 尝 嚐 ( cháng ) 羽衣甘蓝 羽衣甘藍 ( yǔ yī gān lán jyu5 ji1 gam1 laam4 )。

    He tasted the kale.

Sentences from Tatoeba (CC BY). Readings are generated automatically.