幹
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Translingual
Han character
幹 (Kangxi radical 51, 干+10, 13 strokes, cangjie input 十十人一十 (JJOMJ), four-corner 48441, composition ⿰𠦝𫢉)
Derived characters
- 𠿨, 擀, 澣, 檊, 𩼛, 𭗠, 𦼮, 簳
Related characters
- 榦 (Variant traditional form of 幹 in mainland China)
- 干 (Simplified form of 幹 in mainland China)
References
- KangXi: page 341, character 9
- Dai Kanwa Jiten: character 9183
- Dae Jaweon: page 650, character 1
- Hanyu Da Zidian (first edition): volume 1, page 409, character 9
- Unihan data for U+5E79
Chinese
trad. | 幹 | |
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simp. | 干* | |
alternative forms | 榦/干 𫢉 |
Glyph origin
Old Chinese | |
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訐 | *krads, *krads, *ked, *kad |
肝 | *kaːn |
竿 | *kaːn |
干 | *kaːn |
奸 | *kaːn |
玕 | *kaːn |
汗 | *kaːn, *ɡaːn, *ɡaːns |
迀 | *kaːn |
忓 | *kaːn, *ɡaːns |
鳱 | *kaːn |
邗 | *kaːn, *ɡaːn |
秆 | *kaːnʔ |
矸 | *kaːnʔ, *kaːns, *ɡaːns |
仠 | *kaːnʔ |
皯 | *kaːnʔ |
衦 | *kaːnʔ |
簳 | *kaːnʔ |
擀 | *kaːnʔ |
旰 | *kaːns |
盰 | *kaːns |
幹 | *kaːns |
杆 | *kaːns |
骭 | *kaːns, *ɡraːns |
桿 | *kaːnʔ |
趕 | *kaːnʔ |
稈 | *kaːnʔ |
刊 | *kʰaːn |
靬 | *kʰaːn, *kʰaːns, *kreːn, *kan |
衎 | *kʰaːnʔ, *kʰaːns |
犴 | *ŋaːn, *ŋaːns |
豻 | *ŋaːn, *ŋaːns, *ɦŋaːns, *ŋ̊ʰraːn |
頇 | *ŋaːns, *hŋaːn, *ŋaːd |
岸 | *ŋɡaːns |
鼾 | *qʰaːn, *ɢaːns |
罕 | *qʰaːnʔ, *qʰaːns |
焊 | *qʰaːnʔ, *ɡaːns |
蔊 | *qʰaːnʔ |
虷 | *ɡaːn |
旱 | *ɡaːnʔ |
皔 | *ɡaːnʔ |
釬 | *ɡaːns |
扞 | *ɡaːns |
閈 | *ɡaːns |
馯 | *ɡaːns, *kʰraːn |
捍 | *ɡaːns, *ɡraːnʔ |
悍 | *ɡaːns |
銲 | *ɡaːns |
垾 | *ɡaːns |
駻 | *ɡaːns |
睅 | *ɡʷranʔ |
娨 | *ɡraːns |
飦 | *kan |
赶 | *ɡan, *ɡʷad |
軒 | *qʰan |
蓒 | *qʰan |
酐 | *qʰaːŋʔ |
澣 | *ɡʷaːnʔ |
Phono-semantic compound (形聲, OC *kaːns) : semantic 倝 + phonetic 干 (OC *kaːn).
Etymology 1
The vulgar sense entered Mandarin from Min Nan 姦/奸 (kàn), as 姦 shares the same pronunciation with 幹 in Min Nan.
This etymology is incomplete. You can help Wiktionary by elaborating on the origins of this term.
Pronunciation
Definitions
幹
- main part of something; body; trunk
- 樹幹/树干 ― shùgàn ― trunk of a plant
- 軀幹/躯干 ― qūgàn ― body of animals
- 幹道/干道 ― gàndào ― main road; high street
- (colloquial) to do
- 你在幹什麼?/你在干什么? ― Nǐ zài gàn shénme? ― What are you doing?
- to work
- 幹活/干活 ― gànhuó ― to work
- 你是幹什麼的?/你是干什么的? ― Nǐ shì gàn shénme de? ― What is your job?
- (vulgar) to fuck; to engage in sexual intercourse
- 幹恁娘!/干恁娘! [Hokkien] ― Kàn-lín-niâ! [Pe̍h-ōe-jī] ― Fuck your mother!
- 幹你媽!/干你妈! ― Gàn nǐ mā! ― Fuck your mother!
- 金榮只一口咬定說:「方才明明的撞見他兩個在後院子里親嘴摸屁股,一對一肏,撅草根兒抽長短,誰長誰先幹。」 [Written Vernacular Chinese, trad.]
- From: Cao Xueqin, Dream of the Red Chamber, mid-18th century CE
- Jīn Róng zhǐ yīkǒu yǎodìng shuō: “Fāngcái míngmíng de zhuàngjiàn tā liǎng ge zài hòuyuànzi lǐ qīnzuǐ mō pìgǔ, yīduìyī cào, juē cǎogēnr chōu chángduǎn, shéi cháng shéi xiān gàn.” [Pinyin]
- (please add an English translation of this example)
金荣只一口咬定说:“方才明明的撞见他两个在后院子里亲嘴摸屁股,一对一肏,撅草根儿抽长短,谁长谁先干。” [Written Vernacular Chinese, simp.]
- (vulgar) to kill
- 幹掉他!/干掉他! ― Gàndiào tā! ― Kill him!
- (vulgar, chiefly Taiwan) to steal
- 誰幹走了我的筆?!/谁干走了我的笔?! ― Shéi gàn zǒu le wǒ de bǐ?! ― Who stole my pen?!
- (vulgar, chiefly Taiwan) to blame; to condemn
- 公幹/公干 ― gōng gàn ― criticized by everyone
- (Taiwan, vulgar, colloquial) Expressing dismay or discontent.
Synonyms
- (to do):
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Variety | Location | Words edit |
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Mandarin | Beijing | 肏1, 日 |
Taiwan | 幹, 肏1 | |
Harbin | 肏1 | |
Shenyang | 肏1 | |
Yantai (Muping) | 肏1 | |
Jinan | 肏1 | |
Luoyang | 日, 尻 | |
Wanrong | 日 | |
Xi'an | 窄, 失 | |
Yinchuan | 日 | |
Lanzhou | 日 | |
Xining | 日 | |
Ürümqi | 日 | |
Wuhan | 日, 搞 | |
Chengdu | 日 | |
Guiyang | 日, 肏1 | |
Kunming | 日 | |
Guilin | 屌, 肏1 | |
Liuzhou | 屌, 肏1 | |
Xuzhou | 日, 尻, 操, 肏1 | |
Yangzhou | 入 | |
Nanjing | 日, 操 | |
Hefei | 弄 | |
Malaysia | 幹 | |
Singapore | 幹 | |
Cantonese | Guangzhou | 屌 |
Hong Kong | 屌 | |
Hong Kong (San Tin Weitou) | 屌 | |
Hong Kong (Kam Tin Weitou) | 屌 | |
Hong Kong (Ting Kok) | 屌 | |
Hong Kong (Tung Ping Chau) | 屌 | |
Macau | 屌 | |
Guangzhou (Panyu) | 屌 | |
Guangzhou (Huashan, Huadu) | 屌 | |
Guangzhou (Conghua) | 屌 | |
Guangzhou (Zengcheng) | 屌 | |
Foshan | 屌 | |
Foshan (Shatou, Nanhai) | 屌 | |
Foshan (Shunde) | 屌 | |
Foshan (Sanshui) | 屌 | |
Foshan (Mingcheng, Gaoming) | 屌 | |
Zhongshan (Shiqi) | 屌 | |
Zhuhai (Qianshan) | 屌 | |
Zhuhai (Doumen, Shangheng Tanka) | 屌 | |
Zhuhai (Doumen) | 屌 | |
Jiangmen (Baisha) | 屌 | |
Jiangmen (Xinhui) | 屌 | |
Taishan | 屌 | |
Kaiping (Chikan) | 屌 | |
Enping (Niujiang) | 屌 | |
Heshan (Yayao) | 屌 | |
Dongguan | 屌 | |
Shenzhen (Shajing, Bao'an) | 屌 | |
Qingyuan | 屌 | |
Fogang | 屌 | |
Yingde (Hanguang) | 屌 | |
Yangshan | 屌 | |
Lianzhou (Qingshui Sihui) | 屌 | |
Shaoguan | 屌 | |
Shaoguan (Qujiang) | 屌 | |
Renhua | 屌 | |
Lechang | 屌 | |
Zhaoqing (Gaoyao) | 屌 | |
Sihui | 屌 | |
Guangning | 屌 | |
Deqing | 屌 | |
Huaiji | 屌 | |
Fengkai (Nanfeng) | 屌 | |
Yunfu | 屌 | |
Xinxing | 屌 | |
Luoding | 屌 | |
Yunan (Pingtai) | 屌 | |
Yangjiang | 屌 | |
Xinyi | 屌 | |
Lianjiang | 屌 | |
Beihai | 屌 | |
Beihai (Qiaogang - Cô Tô) | 屌 | |
Beihai (Qiaogang - Cát Bà) | 屌 | |
Fangchenggang (Fangcheng) | 屌 | |
Kuala Lumpur (Guangfu) | 屌 | |
Penang (Guangfu) | 屌 | |
Singapore (Guangfu) | 屌 | |
Ho Chi Minh City (Guangfu) | 屌 | |
Móng Cái | 屌 | |
Gan | Nanchang | 戳 |
Lichuan | 戳 | |
Pingxiang | 戳 | |
Hakka | Meixian | 屌 |
Dabu (Xihe) | 屌 | |
Huizhou (Huicheng Bendihua) | 屌 | |
Huidong (Daling) | 屌 | |
Dongguan (Qingxi) | 屌 | |
Shenzhen (Shatoujiao) | 屌 | |
Zhongshan (Nanlang Heshui) | 屌 | |
Wuhua (Huacheng) | 屌 | |
Heyuan (Bendihua) | 屌 | |
Wengyuan | 屌 | |
Shaoguan (Qujiang) | 屌 | |
Lianshan (Xiaosanjiang) | 屌 | |
Liannan | 屌 | |
Conghua (Lütian) | 屌 | |
Jiexi | 屌 | |
Changting | 屌 | |
Wuping | 屌 | |
Wuping (Yanqian) | 屌 | |
Wuping (Pingyu) | 屌 | |
Liancheng | 屌 | |
Ninghua | 屌 | |
Yudu | 屌, 戳 | |
Ningdu | 屌 | |
Ruijin | 屌 | |
Shicheng | 屌 | |
Shangyou (Shexi) | 屌 | |
Tonggu (Sandu) | 屌, 戳 | |
Ganzhou (Panlong) | 屌 | |
Dayu | 屌 | |
Miaoli (N. Sixian) | 屌 | |
Hsinchu County (Zhudong; Hailu) | 屌 | |
Taichung (Dongshi; Dabu) | 屌 | |
Hsinchu County (Qionglin; Raoping) | 屌 | |
Hong Kong | 屌 | |
Yangxi (Tangkou) | 屌 | |
Yangchun (Sanjia) | 屌 | |
Xinyi (Sihe) | 屌 | |
Xinyi (Qianpai) | 屌 | |
Gaozhou (Xindong) | 屌 | |
Maoming (Shalang, Dianbai) | 屌 | |
Huazhou (Xin'an) | 屌 | |
Lianjiang (Shijiao) | 屌 | |
Lianjiang (Qingping) | 屌 | |
Mengshan (Xihe) | 屌 | |
Luchuan | 屌 | |
Sabah (Longchuan) | 屌 | |
Kuala Lumpur (Dabu) | 屌 | |
Jin | Taiyuan | 透, 肏1, 日 |
Xinzhou | 透, 日 | |
Linhe | 透 | |
Jining | 透 | |
Hohhot | 透 | |
Baotou | 透 | |
Min Bei | Jian'ou | 饁 |
Min Dong | Fuzhou | 𠚺 |
Changle | 𠚺 | |
Fuqing | 𠚺 | |
Gutian | 𠚺 | |
Fu'an | 操 | |
Ningde | 操 | |
Shouning | 戳 | |
Zhouning | 戳 | |
Fuding | 操 | |
Min Nan | Xiamen | 姦 |
Xiamen (Tong'an) | 箍 | |
Quanzhou | 使 | |
Jinjiang | 使 | |
Nan'an | 使 | |
Hui'an | 使 | |
Anxi | 使 | |
Yongchun | 使 | |
Dehua | 使 | |
Zhangzhou | 姦, 躄 | |
Taipei | 姦 | |
Kaohsiung | 姦 | |
Yilan | 姦 | |
Taichung | 姦 | |
Tainan | 姦 | |
Taitung | 姦 | |
Penang (Hokkien) | 姦 | |
Singapore (Hokkien) | 姦, 使 | |
Manila (Hokkien) | 使 | |
Chaozhou | 甫 | |
Shantou | 甫 | |
Shantou (Chenghai) | 甫 | |
Shantou (Chaoyang) | 甫 | |
Jieyang | 甫 | |
Lufeng | 甫 | |
Haifeng | 甫 | |
Johor Bahru (Teochew) | 甫 | |
Singapore (Teochew) | 甫 | |
Leizhou | 肏4 | |
Wenchang | 肏4 | |
Haikou | 肏4 | |
Puxian Min | Putian | 騷 |
Xianyou | 騷 | |
Zhongshan Min | Shaxi (Longdu) | 屌 |
Southern Pinghua | Nanning (Tingzi) | 屌 |
Wu | Shanghai | 戳 |
Shanghai (Chongming) | 戳 | |
Suzhou | 戳 | |
Danyang | 肏5 | |
Ningbo | 嬉 | |
Wenzhou | 裝 | |
Jinhua | 弄, 入 | |
Xiang | Changsha | 肏3 |
Loudi | 肏3 | |
Shuangfeng | 肏3 |
Compounds
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Descendants
- → Proto-Tai: *kaːnꟲ
- Lao: ກ້ານ (kān)
- Shan: ၵၢၼ်ႈ (kāan)
- Thai: ก้าน (gâan)
Pronunciation
Definitions
幹
- just
- calm
- Alternative form of 干 (gān, “heavenly stem”).
- dead
Pronunciation
Definitions
幹
- Alternative form of 韓/韩 (hán, “fence around a well”).
References
- “幹”, in 漢語多功能字庫 (Multi-function Chinese Character Database), 香港中文大學 (the Chinese University of Hong Kong), 2014–
Japanese
Kanji
(grade 5 “Kyōiku” kanji)
Readings
- Go-on: かん (kan, Jōyō)
- Kan-on: かん (kan, Jōyō)
- Kun: みき (miki, 幹, Jōyō); から (kara, 幹)
Etymology 1
Kanji in this term |
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幹 |
みき Grade: 5 |
kun’yomi |
Originally a compound of 身 (mi, “body”) + 木 (ki, “tree”).[1][2][3]
First cited to a text from 1726.[1]
Pronunciation
- Kun’yomi
- (Tokyo) みき [míꜜkì] (Atamadaka – [1])[2][4]
- (Tokyo) みき [mìkí] (Heiban – [0])[4]
- IPA(key): [mʲikʲi]
Noun
幹 • (miki)
- [from 1726] the trunk or core of something:
- a tree trunk
- a plant stalk
Etymology 2
Kanji in this term |
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幹 |
から Grade: 5 |
kun’yomi |
For pronunciation and definitions of 幹 – see the following entry. | ||
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(This term, 幹, is an alternative spelling of the above term.) |
Etymology 3
Kanji in this term |
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幹 |
かん Grade: 5 |
on’yomi |
From Middle Chinese 幹 (MC kɑnH).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [kã̠ɴ]
Affix
幹 • (kan)
- tree trunk; stem
- main part; core
- talent; capability
Derived terms
- 幹細胞 (kansaibō): stem cell
- 新幹線 (shinkansen): bullet train
- 脳幹 (nōkan): brain stem
References
- 1988, 国語大辞典(新装版) (Kokugo Dai Jiten, Revised Edition) (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Shogakukan
- 2006, 大辞林 (Daijirin), Third Edition (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN
- 1995, 大辞泉 (Daijisen) (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Shogakukan, →ISBN
- 1998, NHK日本語発音アクセント辞典 (NHK Japanese Pronunciation Accent Dictionary) (in Japanese), Tōkyō: NHK, →ISBN
Korean
Hanja
幹 • (gan) (hangeul 간, revised gan, McCune–Reischauer kan)
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Vietnamese
Han character
幹: Hán Việt readings: can, cán, hàn
幹: Nôm readings: cán
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