甘 (gān): sweet

Meanings

Kǔjìngānlái.

After bitterness comes sweetness.

Tā bù gānxīn shībài.

He is not willing to accept failure.

usage

甘 is literary for 'sweet'. In modern speech, 甜 (tián) is used instead. 甘 survives in set phrases like 甘心 (willing), 甘苦 (sweetness and bitterness).

甘 gān