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赣

贛
gàn
noun

Meanings

  1. 1 abbreviation for Jiangxi Province
  2. 2 the Gan River

Examples

他的车挂着赣牌，是老乡。
Tā de chē guà zhe Gàn pái, shì lǎoxiāng.
His car has a Jiangxi license plate, so he's a fellow provincial.
赣江贯穿全省，注入鄱阳湖。
Gànjiāng guànchuān quánshěng, zhùrù Póyánghú.
The Gan River runs through the whole province and empties into Poyang Lake.

Tips

culture
赣 is the one-character abbreviation for Jiangxi Province, taken from 赣江 (the Gan River), the province's main waterway. It appears on Jiangxi license plates and in news shorthand.

Components

radical
贡 gòng
tribute; to offer
Bottom-right 贡 contains the shell radical 贝 (wealth/tribute), the indexing radical, tying the early meaning to gifts and offerings.
phonetic
章 zhāng
chapter; seal (here phonetic)
The tall left portion 章 serves as the phonetic element; the sound has drifted far from zhāng to gàn, so treat it as a historical sound hint only.
semantic
夂 zhǐ
to go; walk slowly
The small top-right 夂 (a foot/going element) sits above 贡, contributing to the historical sense of bringing tribute along.

Stroke Order

赣 gàn