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 Small seal

Sounds same

肝 gān (liver) ; 杆 gān (pole)

Different tone

赶 gǎn (to overtake) ; 干 gàn (do)

Radical

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Pronunciation

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stroke order for 甘
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Provinces

甘肃 Gansu

Proverbs

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