风干

風乾

fēnggān

verb #31,137

Meanings

1 to air-dry
2 to dry in the wind
3 wind-dried

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Examples

内蒙古的风干牛肉很有名。

Nèiménggǔ de fēnggān niúròu hěn yǒumíng.

Inner Mongolia's air-dried beef is famous.

把衣服挂出去风干。

Bǎ yīfu guà chūqù fēnggān.

Hang the clothes out to air-dry.

Tips

culture

风干牛肉 (wind-dried beef) is a Mongolian herder tradition: lean beef cut into strips, salted, and hung in cold dry winter winds for weeks. Genghis Khan's armies reportedly carried it as rations — lightweight, protein-dense, keeps for months.

Stroke Order

风 fēng

干 gàn