Definitions

gàn variant of 贛|赣[gàn]
gàn variant of 贛|赣[gàn]
gàn abbr. for Jiangxi Province 江西省[jiāng xī shěng]; Gan River in Jiangxi Province 江西省[jiāng xī shěng]

Etymology

Depicts a person with outstretched hands () holding a jade ornament (). The (shell) component was later added to clarify the original meaning. Based on the original meaning "to bestow". The current meaning is a phonetic loan. Simplified form of .

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赣 (gàn) serves as the official abbreviation for Jiangxi Province and names the region's major river, the Gan River. Its simplified form combines 章 (zhāng) on the left, which provides the phonetic element, with 贡 (gòng), meaning "tribute", on the right. The traditional character 贛 uses the cowrie radical in the right component 貢. This phono-semantic structure reflects its historical formation. The character is primarily confined to proper nouns, geographic terms, and regional dialects related to Jiangxi, rather than common vocabulary.

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江西省简称

Jiāngxī Shěng jiǎnchēng Gàn.

Jiangxi Province is abbreviated as Gan.

我想去旅游。

Wǒ xiǎng qù Gàn lǚyóu.

I want to travel to Jiangxi.

我的同学是州人。

Wǒ de tóngxué shì Gànzhōu rén.

My classmate is from Ganzhou.

江是长江的支流。

Gàn Jiāng shì Cháng Jiāng de zhīliú.

The Gan River is a tributary of the Yangtze River.

南盛产脐橙。

Gànnán shèngchǎn qíchéng.

Southern Jiangxi is abundant in navel oranges.

庐山位于江西省北。

Lú Shān wèiyú Jiāngxī Shěng Gàn běi.

Mount Lu is located in northern Jiangxi Province.

剧是江西的传统戏曲。

Gànjù shì Jiāngxī de chuántǒng xìqǔ.

Gan opera is a traditional opera of Jiangxi.

由于江的水位上涨,航运受到了影响。

Yóuyú Gàn Jiāng de shuǐwèi shàngzhǎng, hángyùn shòudàole yǐngxiǎng.

Due to the rising water level of the Gan River, shipping has been affected.