gàn
trunk
Both 倝 and 干 serve as sound components.
Evolution

Bronze script
Late Warring States (~250 BC)
Seal script
Shuowen (~100 AD)
Clerical script
Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)Regular script
ModernDefinitions
Most common words with 幹
Freq. | Word | Meaning |
---|---|---|
tree trunk | ||
cadre | ||
what are you doing? | ||
clean | ||
whatever for? |
Component uses
Sound component in 1 character (0 verified)
Sources