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7-9
gān
甘
sweet
甘
sweet
Composition
Components
甘
basket
甘
basket
Sounds
g-
Gandalf
g-
Gandalf
-an
pawn shop
-an
pawn shop
1
outside the entrance
1
outside the entrance
Pinyin
gan1
•
gān
Meaning
Primary
sweet
Alternatives
sweets
Mnemonic
[g-] Gandalf
is in
[1] front
of the
[-an] pawn shop
where he has a
甘 basket
of magical
甘 sweets
. Each customer that comes up to the shop gets a free
甘 sweet
from Gandalf, who sits by his
甘 basket
smoking a pipe.
Similar Meaning Characters
tián
甜
sweet
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Same Pronunciation
gān
乾
dry
gān
肝
liver
gān
竿
pole
gān
尷
awkward
gān
干
offend
gān
杆
pole
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Found In Words
gānxīn
甘心
to be willing
gāntián
甘甜
sweet
gānzhè
甘蔗
sugarcane
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