旱 meaning and stroke order
Drought
How to write 旱, stroke by stroke
7 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 旱
Definitions from CC-CEDICT, grouped by pronunciation.
- drought
How 旱 is built
Ideographic (compound meaning) character. The sun 日 baking a desert 干; 干 also provides the pronunciation.
Radical: 日 (sun), shared by 116 characters on this site.
How to remember 旱
Picture the sun 日 sitting right on top of 干 (gān, dry). When the sun bakes the land until it is completely dry, you get a drought, 旱 (hàn).
旱 is mostly used about weather, land, and farming, often in set words like 干旱 (gānhàn, arid) and 旱灾 (hànzāi, drought disaster). It also means "on land" as opposed to "in water," as in 旱路 (hànlù, overland route). Example: 今年北方很旱。(Jīnnián běifāng hěn hàn.) This year the north is very dry.
Common mistake: Learners often confuse 旱 (hàn) with 早 (zǎo, early), which also has 日 on top but 十 below instead of 干. Count the horizontal strokes under 日: 旱 has two, 早 has one.
Common words with 旱
Ordered by HSK level, then by how often they appear in everyday Chinese.
旱 in example sentences
Real sentences from the Tatoeba project, with pinyin and English.
Characters that contain 旱
Learning 旱 makes these easier to recognize and write.
Questions about 旱
How many strokes are in 旱?
旱 is written with 7 strokes. The diagrams on this page number every stroke in the order it is written, with the new stroke shown in red.
What does 旱 mean?
旱 (hàn) means drought. A common word with it is 干旱 (gānhàn), meaning "drought; (of land, climate etc) arid; dry".
How do you pronounce 旱?
旱 is pronounced hàn, in the fourth tone (falling).
What is the radical of 旱?
The radical of 旱 is 日, which carries the idea of "sun". Dictionaries list 旱 under this radical.
Is 旱 on the HSK exam?
Yes. 旱 is part of the HSK 7-9 character list in the HSK 3.0 standard.
Is 旱 related to 汗 (hàn, sweat)?
They share the sound component 干 and the same pronunciation hàn, but the meanings are different. 汗 has the water radical 氵 because sweat is a liquid, while 旱 has 日 because drought comes from the sun.
What does 旱 mean in words like 旱冰 or 旱鸭子?
In these words 旱 means "on dry land" rather than in water. 旱冰 (hànbīng) is roller skating, and 旱鸭子 (hànyāzi) is a joking term for someone who cannot swim.