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幹
Meanings
Tree Trunk, Main Part, Talent, Capability
Radicals
干
Decomposition
⿰龺⿱人干
Etymology
Pictographic: Sunlight 龺 suggests "dry"; a club 人干 suggests "invade"
Writing Practice
Stroke
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Stroke Order
1
horizontal
bottom-to-top
2
vertical
right-to-left
3
vertical
bottom-to-top
4
corner
bottom-to-top
5
horizontal
bottom-to-top
6
horizontal
bottom-to-top
7
horizontal
bottom-to-top
8
vertical
bottom-right-to-top-left
9
diagonal
right-to-left
10
diagonal
right-to-left
11
horizontal
bottom-right-to-top-left
12
horizontal
bottom-right-to-top-left
13
vertical
bottom-right-to-top-left
On'yomi
(Chinese reading)
カン
kan
Kun'yomi
(Japanese reading)
みき
miki