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干燥

Traditional: 乾燥

gān zào

HSK 3.0 · 7–9HSK 2.0 · 4

Yue Tan · University of Caen; © 2009 Yue Tan. MP3 preparation: Hugo Lopez / audio-cmn · CC BY-SA 3.0 US

gān zào · gon1 cou3 (Jyutping)

  1. (of weather, climate, soil etc) dry; arid
  2. (of skin, mouth etc) dry
  3. (fig.) dull; dry; boring
  4. (of timber etc) to dry out; to season; to cure

Definitions: CC-CEDICT contributors · CC BY-SA 4.0 · snapshot 2026-10-09. Display: consolidated readings, linked characters and marked pinyin. Original data

Character breakdown

干

Meaning
oppose, offend; invade; dried
Radical
十
Strokes
3
Components
⿱一十
Cangjie
MJ
Four-corner
1040.0

燥

Meaning
dry, parched, arid; quick-tempered
Radical
火
Strokes
17
Components
⿰火喿
Cangjie
FRRD
Four-corner
9689.4

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