Vita:乾

Parts

• 乾 463 drought
  • ？ * mist
    • 十 10 needle (ten, cross)
    • 早 26 sunflower (early)
      • 日 12 sun (day, tongue wagging in the mouth)
      • 十 10 needle (ten, cross)
  • 乞 462 beg
    • ？ * lying down (reclining, lying)
    • 乙 71 hook (fishguts, fishhook)

KANJIDIC Entry

• 乾 3425 U4e7e B24 C5 G8 S11 XJ1303B F1453 N784 V63 H1679 DK1101 L463 K1355 O1411 DO1195 MN204 MP1.0396 E1099 IN1190 DJ904 DG27 P1-8-3 I4c7.14 Q4841.7 DR1556 ZSP1-8-4 Ygan1 Yqian2 Wgan Wgeon カン ケン かわ.く かわ.かす ほ.す ひ.る いぬい {drought} {dry} {dessicate} {drink up} {heaven} {emperor}

EDICT Entries

• 乾かす [かわかす] / (v5s,vt) to dry (clothes, etc.) / to desiccate / (P) /
• 乾く [かわく] / (v5k,vi) to get dry / (P) /
• 乾期 [かんき] / (n) dry season / (P) /
• 乾季 [かんき] / (n) dry season / (P) /
• 乾燥 [かんそう] / (n,vs) dry / arid / insipid / dehydrated / (P) /
• 乾電池 [かんでんち] / (n) dry cell / battery / (P) /
• 乾杯 [かんぱい] / (n,vs) toast (drink) / (P) /
• 乾物 [ほしもの] / (n) things dried in the sun, esp. clothes, died cloth, etc. / (P) /

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Meta

1. Frequency: 1999 out of 9933.

Decomposition

Once

• 乾 => 龺, 乞

Radical

• 乾 => 十 (ten) , 日 (sun/day) , 十 (ten) , 丿 (bend) , 一 (one) , ㇠ (N/A)

Graphical

• 乾 => 一,丨,口,一,一,丨,丿,一,㇠

Pinyin & Meaning

1. Qian2 - surname Qian
2. qian2 - one of the Eight Trigrams 八卦[ba1 gua4], symbolizing heaven/male principle/☰
3. Gan1 - surname Gan
4. gan1 - dry/clean/in vain/dried food/foster/adoptive/to ignore

Pronunciation Clues

1. Pronunciation clue for 乾 (qian2): The component 乞 is pronounced as 'qi3'.

Example Words

High Frequency

• 乾坤

Medium Frequency

• 乾陵
• 乾隆