gān

sweetness

Pictograph of something sweet inside the mouth ().

Components
口 iconic component

  Iconic component

kǒu

  

mouth

◎ iconic component

  Iconic component

  

characterless component

Depicts something sweet inside the mouth.

Evolution

甘 Oracle script (~1250-1000 BC)

Oracle script

(~1250-1000 BC)
甘 Bronze script Early Warring States (~400 BC)

Bronze script

Early Warring States (~400 BC)
甘 Seal script Shuowen (~100 AD)

Seal script

Shuowen (~100 AD)
甘 Clerical script Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)

Clerical script

Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)
甘 Regular script Modern

Regular script

Modern
Definitions

 

gān

sweetness; sweet, tasty; sweet; willing

 

Gān

surname Gan; abbr. for Gansu Province 甘肅省|甘肃省[Gān​sù​Shěng]

Most common words with 甘
Freq.
Word
Meaning

sweet

甘肃

Gansu province, abbr. 甘[Gān], short name 隴|陇[Lǒng], capital Lanzhou 蘭州|兰州[Lán​zhōu]

甘油

glycerine

心甘情愿

delighted to (do sth, idiom)

甘心

to be willing to

Component uses

Meaning component in 8 characters (3 verified)

Sound component in 14 characters (1 verified)

Iconic component in 5 characters (5 verified)

Unknown component in 1 character (0 verified)