甘 gān — sweet; pleasant
甘
Level 1 · Common HSK 7-9 #205
gān gan1
Detailed explanation
adjective
- (会意兼指事。小篆从口，中间的一横象口中含的食物，能含在口中的食物往往是甜的、美的。汉字部首之一，从“甘”的字往往与“甜”、“美味”有关。本义:味美)
- delicious e.g 甘肥 · 甘味 · 甘膳 · 甘馨
- sweet e.g 甘醴 · 甘豆羹 · 甘瓠 · 甘木 · 甘辛
- honey
- good e.g 甘澍 甘泽 · 甘膏 · 甘霈
- be willing;willingly e.g 不甘落后 · 甘分 · 甘伏 · 甘罪
noun
- delicious food e.g 甘食 · 甘软 · 甘鲜
- sweetness
- orange
verb
- hobby e.g 甘酒 · 甘嗜 · 甘乐 · 甘利 · 甘得
Related words
- 甘肃 Gansu province
- 甘心 willing; to be resigned
- 甘蔗 sugarcane
- 不甘 unwilling; not reconciled
- 甘于 to be willing to/to be ready to/to be content with/accepting (of restriction, sa
- 心甘情愿 willing; gladly
- 心甘 to be willing; to be reconciled to; gladly
- 甘愿 willingly
- 甘草 licorice root
- 甘苦 good times and hardships/joys and tribulations/for better or for worse
- 甘甜 sweet
- 甘当 willingly; gladly
- 同甘共苦 to share joys and sorrows together
- 甘露 sweet dew; ambrosial dew
- 甘泉 a sweet spring; a fresh spring of water
- 不甘寂寞 unwilling to be left on the sidelines; eager to join in the action
- 不甘示弱 unwilling to admit being outdone; determined not to be shown up
- 甘霖 welcome timely rain
- 甘油 glycerine/glycerol
- 甘蓝 cabbage/Chinese broccoli/gai larn