Meaning
(surname); sweet
Chinese: 甘甜，也表示情愿。
Hear the Four Tones
The same syllable “gan” becomes a different word in each tone. 甘 is the 1st tone. Tap any tone to hear a native voice and see its pitch shape.
Stroke Order
Tap Animate to watch the strokes in order, or Practice to trace it yourself.
Common Words
- 甘心gān xīnto be willing to; to resign oneself to
- 苦尽甘来kǔ jìn gān láibitterness finishes, sweetness begins (idiom); the hard times are over, the good times just beginning
- 不甘bù gānunreconciled to; not resigned to; unwilling
- 甘于gān yúto be willing to; to be ready to; to be content with; accepting (of restriction, sacrifice, risk etc)
- 心甘xīn gānto be willing; to be satisfied
Example Sentence
为了帮助别人，他甘愿付出。Wèi le bāng zhù bié ren, tā gān yuàn fù chū.He is willing to give in order to help others.
为了Wèi lein order to帮助bāng zhùassistance别人bié renother people，他tāhe甘愿gān yuànwillingly付fùto pay出chūto go out。