The story of 干

interfere

干 depicts a pestle. Pestle is used for churning, so 干 has the meaning of disturbing. Ancient Chinese used pestle as a weapon, so 干 also means resistance, but such meaning has been replaced by 扞.

Vocabulary of 干

  • 天干 (TianGan
  • ten Heavenly stems)
  • 干擾 (to disturb)
  • 干戈 (pestle and spear
  • both are weapons
  • represents war)

Classification

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