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干、幹、乾

The simplified character '干' corresponds to 3 different characters in traditional Chinese. The choice depends on the meaning of the word, not a character-by-character swap.

天干;冒犯、牽涉;盾牌
Reading
gàn Jyut. gon1
Strokes
3 Radical30
Kangxi
3 (derived) p. 339, no. 1
Telegraph
TW 1626 CN 1626
English
oppose, offend; invade; dried
Correct
天干 干支 干擾 干涉 若干
Common Mistake
天幹 幹支

⚠️ 本站高頻。「天干地支」的干是本字,不是「幹」的簡化

Basis: 中華民國教育部,教育部《重編國語辭典修訂本》,臺灣學術網路第六版 Entry Link · 干(條目 ID 4055) (Taiwan Standard)

沒有水分;八卦之一(讀 ㄑㄧㄢˊ)
Reading
qián gān Jyut. kin4
Strokes
11 Radical110
Kangxi
11 (derived) p. 84, no. 25
Telegraph
TW 0051 CN 0051
English
dry; warming principle of the sun, penetrating and fertilizing, heavenly generative principle (male); trigram ☰; hexagram ䷀
Correct
乾淨 乾燥 乾杯 乾坤 乾隆
Common Mistake
干淨 干坤

⚠️ 「乾坤」「乾卦」讀 qián,與「乾燥」的 gān 同形不同音,但都寫「乾」

Basis: 中華民國教育部,教育部《重編國語辭典修訂本》,臺灣學術網路第六版 Entry Link · 乾 ㄍㄢ(條目 ID 4069) (Taiwan Standard)

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Ganzhi
The 10 Heavenly Stems and 12 Earthly Branches are paired in sets of 60 to record years, months, days, and hours.

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