乹 meaning and stroke order
To clean; to dry up
How to write 乹, stroke by stroke
9 strokes in order. Each box adds the next stroke in red. Write top to bottom and left to right, and finish enclosing strokes last.
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Meaning of 乹
Definitions from CC-CEDICT, grouped by pronunciation.
- old variant of 乾[qian2]
- old variant of 乾|干[gan1]
How 乹 is built
Ideographic (compound meaning) character. Heat 乚from the sun 龺; 龺 also provides the pronunciation.
Radical: 乚 (secret), shared by 9 characters on this site.
How to remember 乹
On the left is 龺, which looks like the sun rising through grass, and on the right is the hooked stroke 乚. Picture the morning sun 龺 sending out heat 乚 that dries everything up.
乹 is an old variant form, so you will mostly see it in older texts or name lists. In modern Chinese the same meanings are written 干 (gān) for dry and 乾 (qián) for the trigram and heaven. For example, the modern phrase 衣服干了 (yīfu gān le) means the clothes are dry.
Common mistake: Learners often copy 乹 into modern writing when they mean dry. Use 干 (gān) in simplified Chinese, and remember that 乾 has the right side 乞, not the single hook 乚.
Questions about 乹
How many strokes are in 乹?
乹 is written with 9 strokes. The diagrams on this page number every stroke in the order it is written, with the new stroke shown in red.
What does 乹 mean?
乹 (gān) means to clean; to dry up.
How do you pronounce 乹?
乹 is pronounced gān, in the first tone (high and level).
What is the radical of 乹?
The radical of 乹 is 乚, which carries the idea of "secret". Dictionaries list 乹 under this radical.
What is the simplified form of 乹?
乹 is a traditional character. Its simplified form is 乾 and 干, used in mainland China and Singapore.
Is 乹 pronounced gān or qián?
It can be read both ways because it is an old variant of 乾. Read it gān when it means dry or clean, and qián when it means the heaven trigram or appears in names like 乾隆 (Qiánlóng).
Why does 乹 share sounds with 乾 and 韩?
The data says the left part 龺 gives the pronunciation. Many characters built on 龺, such as 乾 and 朝, keep a similar sound family, which can help you guess readings.