甘 gān pleasant; sweet
Similar looking characters : 廿 niàn (twenty)
Made with 5 strokes.
An ancient picture of a mouth with the line representing something sweet
Ancient small seal form
Sounds same
肝 gān (liver) 杆 gān (pole)Different tone
赶 gǎn (to overtake) 干 gàn (do)Radical
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Provinces
甘肃 GansuProverbs
苦尽甘来 kǔ jìn gān lái After troubles comes happiness心甘情愿 xīn gān qíng yuàn Delighted to be able to help