Character

甘

gān HSK 7

甘 gān HSK 7

1. sweet, good-tasting (opposite of bitter)
2. to be willing, to do gladly
3. abbreviation for Gansu
4. a surname
5. pleasant, happy (opposite of bitter)

Words using 甘 as gān (3)

1 心甘情愿 xīn gān qíng yuàn — willingly and gladly HSK 7
- 心 heart; represents sincere inner intention
- 甘 sweet/willing; represents the pleasant, willing nature
- 情 feeling/emotion; represents the emotional aspect of willingness
- 愿 willing/wish; represents desire and volition
Example

她心甘情愿留在这里帮助我们。

tā xīn gān qíng yuàn liú zài zhè lǐ bāng zhù wǒ men

She's willingly and gladly staying here to help us.
2 甘心 gān xīn — to be willing, to resign oneself to, to be reconciled to HSK 7
- 甘 willingly, sweetly (indicates willing acceptance)
- 心 heart, mind (the emotional/mental aspect of willingness)
Example

他不甘心失败。

tā bù gān xīn shī bài

He is not willing to accept failure.
3 苦尽甘来 kǔ jìn gān lái — after bitterness comes sweetness HSK 7
- 苦 bitterness, suffering, hardship
- 尽 exhaust, finish, come to an end
- 甘 sweetness, pleasant times
- 来 come, arrive
Example

经过多年的努力，他终于苦尽甘来，实现了自己的梦想。

jīng guò duō nián de nǔ lì tā zhōng yú kǔ jìn gān lái shí xiàn le zì jǐ de mèng xiǎng

After years of hard work, he finally saw his fortunes turn and realized his dreams.

Structure & writing

甘 gān — sweet, good-tasting (opposite of bitter)

甘 is a component in 6 characters

HSK 3

其 qí pronoun: ① he, they ② his, their ③ that, those 甜 tián sweet taste (like sugar or honey), opposite of bitter

HSK 4

甚 shèn very, extremely

HSK 5

某 mǒu a certain (person, place, thing, etc.); so-and-so

HSK 7

嵌 qiàn to inlay; to embed a smaller piece into a recess of a larger object (often decorative) 酣 hān drinking to one's heart's content

甘 is an atomic character — it does not decompose further.

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