赣 meaning and stroke order
Jiangxi province; places therein
How to write 赣, stroke by stroke
21 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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How 赣 is built
Phono-semantic (sound + meaning) character. Go.
夂 gives the meaning and 贡 hints at the sound.
Radical: 贝 (sea shell), shared by 63 characters on this site.
How to remember 赣
Picture a messenger with a document 章 (zhāng) walking 夂 (the "go" part) to deliver tribute 贡 (gòng) along the river to Jiangxi. The 贡 part also hints at the sound, gòng to gàn.
赣 (gàn) is the official one-character abbreviation for Jiangxi province. It appears on license plates, in place names, and in the name of the Gan River 赣江 (Gàn Jiāng). Example: 他是赣州人。(Tā shì Gànzhōu rén.) He is from Ganzhou.
Common mistake: Learners often confuse 赣 (gàn) with 干 (gàn) because they sound the same, but 干 means to do or dry and never refers to Jiangxi. Also take care not to drop the middle 夂 when writing, since 章 and 贡 alone do not make the character.
赣 in example sentences
Real sentences from the Tatoeba project, with pinyin and English.
Questions about 赣
How many strokes are in 赣?
赣 is written with 21 strokes. The diagrams on this page number every stroke in the order it is written, with the new stroke shown in red.
What does 赣 mean?
赣 (gàn) means Jiangxi province; places therein.
How do you pronounce 赣?
赣 is pronounced gàn, in the fourth tone (falling).
What is the radical of 赣?
The radical of 赣 is 贝, which carries the idea of "sea shell". Dictionaries list 赣 under this radical.
What is the traditional form of 赣?
The traditional form of 赣 is 灨, 贑 and 贛. Traditional characters are used in Taiwan, Hong Kong and Macau; 赣 is the simplified form used in mainland China and Singapore.
Why is Jiangxi called 赣 instead of 江西?
Chinese provinces each have a short one-character name. Jiangxi's is 赣, taken from the Gan River 赣江 that runs through the province. 江西 (Jiāngxī) is the full name, and 赣 is used in compact contexts like license plates and news headlines.
What is 赣语?
赣语 (Gànyǔ) is Gan Chinese, the group of dialects spoken mainly in Jiangxi. It is a distinct variety of Chinese and is not mutually intelligible with Mandarin.