干
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 Ancient Chinese used pestle as a weapon, so 干 also means resistance, but such meaning has been replaced by 扞.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)