赣 (gàn): abbr. for Jiangxi Province 江西省, Gan River in Jiangxi Province 江西省
赣 (gàn) is a Chinese character meaning “gan river in jiangxi province 江西省.” Outside the HSK 3.0 syllabus (CLEC 2022), it is composed of 章 (structural), 夂 (semantic) and 贡 (phonetic). It ranks #9999 in character frequency (SUBTLEX-CH corpus).
Etymologically derived, 赣 go. Its radical form 贝 (shell) appears in many related characters such as 贝 (bèi, shell, money), 财 (cái, wealth), 货 (huò, goods).
Definitions
- abbr. for Jiangxi Province 江西省
- Gan River in Jiangxi Province 江西省
Etymology & Origin
Stroke Order
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Words & Compounds
Common Compounds
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 赣州市 | gàn zhōu shì | Ganzhou, prefecture-level city in Jiangxi Province 江西省 |
| 赣县区 | gàn xiàn qū | Ganxian, a district of Ganzhou City 贛州市|赣州市, Jiangxi |
| 赣语noun | gàn yǔ | Gan dialect, spoken in Jiangxi Province |
| 赣州proper-noun | gàn zhōu | see 贛州市|赣州市 |
| 赣榆区 | gàn yú qū | Ganyu, a district of Lianyungang City 連雲港市|连云港市, Jiangsu |
| 赣江proper-noun | gàn jiāng | Gan River in Jiangxi Province 江西省 |
| 赣县 | gàn xiàn | see 贛縣區|赣县区 |
| 赣榆 | gàn yú | see 贛榆區|赣榆区 |
| 浙赣 | zhè gàn | Zhejiang-Jiangxi |
赣 appears in 9 compound words: 89 as the first character, 11 as the last, and 0 in a middle position. Compound statistics computed from SUBTLEX-CH and HSK 3.0 vocabulary data.
Example Sentences
记者 刘占昆 摄 赛场之外，南昌市内多地设置“赣超”第二观赛点。
jì zhě liú zhàn kūn shè sài chǎng zhī wài , nán chāng shì nèi duō dì shè zhì gàn chāo dì èr guān sài diǎn .
Photo by Reporter Liu Zhankun. Outside the stadium, several locations throughout Nanchang have been set up as secondary viewing sites for the “Gan Super League.”
粤、闽、赣三省客家非遗好物集中亮相，兴宁版画、光德陶瓷等边展示边销售。
yuè , mǐn , gàn sān shěng kè jiā fēi yí hǎo wù jí zhōng liàng xiāng , xīng níng bǎn huà , guāng dé táo cí děng biān zhǎn shì biān xiāo shòu .
A selection of Hakka intangible cultural heritage items from Guangdong, Fujian, and Jiangxi provinces was showcased, with Xingning woodblock prints, Guangde ceramics, and other items available for purchase at the exhibition.
毕赣的《狂野时代》去年曾获戛纳电影节特别奖，并在釜山首届主竞赛中获得艺术贡献奖。
bì gàn de kuáng yě shí dài qù nián céng huò 戛 nà diàn yǐng jié tè bié jiǎng , bìng zài 釜 shān shǒu jiè zhǔ jìng sài zhōng huò dé yì shù gòng xiàn jiǎng .
Bi Gan’s *Wild Times* won a Special Prize at the Cannes Film Festival last year and received the Artistic Contribution Award in the inaugural Main Competition at the Busan International Film Festival.
第十四届环鄱赛将于20日在赣州崇义县开赛，这也是崇义县首次承办环鄱赛。
dì shí sì jiè huán 鄱 sài jiāng yú 2 0 rì zài gàn zhōu chóng yì xiàn kāi sài , zhè yě shì chóng yì xiàn shǒu cì chéng bàn huán 鄱 sài .
The 14th Tour of Poyang Lake will kick off on the 20th in Chongyi County, Ganzhou—marking the first time Chongyi County has hosted the event.
Character Family
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