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肝

gān

HSK 3.0 · 6

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gān · gon1 (Jyutping)

  1. liver (CL:葉|叶[ye4])
  2. (slang) to put in long hours, typically late into the night, playing (a video game)
  3. (of a video game) involving a lot of repetition in order to progress; grindy

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

肝

Meaning
liver
Radical
⺼
Strokes
7
Components
⿰⺼干
Cangjie
BMJ
Four-corner
7124.0

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