gàn

river in Jiangxi province

Components
氵 meaning component

  Meaning component

shuishuǐ

  

water

water

金 sound component

  Sound component

jīn

  

metal

Evolution

淦 Bronze script Early Spring and Autumn (~700 BC)

Bronze script

Early Spring and Autumn (~700 BC)
淦 Seal script Shuowen (~100 AD)

Seal script

Shuowen (~100 AD)
淦 Regular script Modern

Regular script

Modern
Definitions

 

gàn

river in Jiangxi province; water leaking into a boat; name of a river