字の旅3,000 years in four forms
Oracle bone · ShangShang · c. 1200 BCE
Oracle bone: Wikimedia Commons, public domain. Bronze and small seal: Academia Sinica 小學堂, CC0. Today’s form: KanjiVG, CC BY-SA 3.0.
部首Radical · in Tools & Weapons
干
干 dry, shield, parched
かん kan
3 strokesRadical of 5 kanjiPart of 10
Your ink in 干0% painted · 0 of 5 familiar
Origin · sourced
Pictogram象形
Pictogram (象形) of a shield with feather ornaments on top; in some versions in oracle bones, the central and flat part of the shield can be seen as 回.
Source: Wiktionary, 干 (rev. 92200412), CC BY-SA 4.0
Memory story · made up to help you remember
“Stand your ground! This radical carries the energy of the protective shield and the clear, intense heat of the drying sun. When you see it, think of things that are parched, defensive barriers that guard against harm, or the process of "clearing" away moisture. It brings a sense of defensive strength, dry clarity, and unyielding endurance to any character it joins.”
Where it sits in a kanji
Indicates dryness or parching, protection (shielding), clearing away moisture, publishing (carving on wood), or a state of level peace.
一覧
Every kanji with 干 as its radical
Most used first
Ink shades, lightest to darkest: 白 Not met, 淡 Met, 中 Learning, 濃 Familiar, 印 Mastered
All 5 kanji