干

gān

(bound form) to have to do with; to concern oneself with

surname Gan; one of the ten heavenly stems 天干[tian1 gan1]; (archaic) shield

a picture of 干 → a raised club or axe

The ancient form shows a forked club or axe raised in hand, a tool of battle and labor. Over time it shed the weapon sense and branched into abstract uses: concern, involvement, and the first of the heavenly stems.

一+十→干

这件事和你有什么干系吗?

zhè jiàn shì hé nǐ yǒu shén me gān xi ma?

What does this matter have to do with you?

他说这件事与他毫不相干。

tā shuō zhè jiàn shì yǔ tā háo bù xiāng gān。

He said this matter has nothing whatsoever to do with him.

Words with 干

巴尔干

bā ěr gàn

Balkan

风干

fēng gān

to air-dry

干燥剂

gān zào jì

desiccant

晾干

liàng gān

to dry (sth) by airing

干扰

gān rǎo

to disturb

干女儿

gān nǚ ér

adopted daughter (traditional adoption, i.e. without legal ramifications)

干草

gān cǎo

hay

干货

gān huò

dried food (including dried fruits, mushrooms and seafoods such as shrimp and abalone)

干预

gān yù

to meddle

造血干细胞

zào xuè gàn xì bāo

blood generating stem cells (in bone marrow)

过干瘾

guò gān yǐn

to satisfy a craving with substitutes

阑干

lán gān

(literary) crisscross

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