gǎn to overtake; to catch up with; to hurry

Made up of [ zǒu walk radical 156, gàn do; shield; to concern radical 51]
Alternative traditional form of character:
Made with 10 strokes.
The radical is 'walk' and the righthand part is the phonetic 'gan'

Related characters


Also uses zǒu component: chāo (to exceed) (to rise) ; tàng (collective for trips)
Also uses gàn component: àn (bank) gān (liver) ; gān (pole) ; hàn (perspiration) ; kān (to print) ; nián (year)

Different tone

gān (pleasant) ; gān (liver) ; gān (pole) ; gàn (do)

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Pronunciation

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