干 gān
- Strokes
- 3
- Radical
- 十 — ten, tenth
- How it's built
- Pictograph — a drawing of the thing
干燥
gānzào
dry
Characters in this word
燥 zào
- Strokes
- 17
- Radical
- 火 — fire, flame
- Made of
- 火 fire, flame 喿 the sound of birds chirping
- How it's built
- Phono-semantic — one part hints at the meaning, another at the sound
Example phrases
- 冬季室内空气过于干燥，很多人会觉得喉咙不舒服。 Dōngjì shìnèi kōngqì guòyú gānzào, hěn duō rén huì juéde hóulóng bù shūfu. In winter, indoor air is too dry, and many people feel discomfort in their throats.
- 这里气候干燥，皮肤容易变得粗糙。 Zhèlǐ qìhòu gānzào, pífū róngyì biàn de cūcāo. The climate here is dry, and skin easily becomes rough.
- 把衣服放在干燥通风的地方晾干。 Bǎ yīfu fàng zài gānzào tōngfēng de dìfang liàng gān. Hang the clothes to dry in a dry, well-ventilated place.