Pinyin Syllable
Chinese characters pronounced gan
Learn common Chinese characters pronounced gan, including 感 gǎn, 干 gān / gàn, 敢 gǎn, 赶 gǎn, 甘 gān. Compare tones, meanings, traditional forms, words…
How to Pronounce This Syllable
Build gan by sliding from g straight into an; the tone rides over the joined sound, so treat it as one unit.
Initial g
Start the syllable on the initial g, then run straight into the final an — keep them joined instead of sounding out separate English letters.
Final an
Keep an short and open; do not turn it into ang.
Study Tip
Start with the most common characters (感 gǎn, 干 gān / gàn, 敢 gǎn, 赶 gǎn, 甘 gān) and lock in their tones. 8 common characters share the sound gan, so lean on words to tell the rest apart.
Learn by Tone
gan turns up here with 3 different tones; a change of tone usually means a different character, so the groups below are split by tone.
1st tone
Taking the 1st tone here: 干, 甘, 肝… (4 in total). Lock this tone in your ear before the meaning.
2nd tone
Taking the 2nd tone here: 乾 (1 in total). Lock this tone in your ear before the meaning.
3rd tone
Taking the 3rd tone here: 感, 敢, 赶 (3 in total). Lock this tone in your ear before the meaning.
Common Words With This Sound
Seeing gan inside whole words makes it clear which character is meant — here are common ones.
Characters
8 common characters in this group.