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才干

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Simplified Pīnyīn		English Definition	Traditional HSK
才干 cáigàn	才干 \| 才干* \| *才干	ability / competence	才幹

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Character		Tot Str Rad / Str	Mandarin Pīnyīn	Unihan Definition standalone and in compounds	Jyutping Cantonese	Variant Four corner Cangjie
才	才 \| 才* \| *才	3画手扌 + 0	cái	talent, ability; just, only	coi4	4020.0 DH


干	干 \| 干* \| *干	3画干 + 0	gān, gàn, hán	oppose, offend; invade; dried	gon1	乾幹 1040.0 MJ

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Simplified		English Definition
才干 cáigàn	才干 \| 才干* \| *才干	ability / competence


才 cái	才 \| 才* \| *才	ability; talent / sb of a certain type / a capable individual / then and only then / just now / (before an expression of quantity) only


才 cái	才 \| 才* \| *才	(variant of 才) just now / (variant of 才) (before an expression of quantity) only


干　gān	干 \| 干* \| *干	old variant of 乾｜干


干　Gān	干 \| 干* \| *干	surname Gan


干　gān	干 \| 干* \| *干	dry / dried food / empty; hollow / taken in to nominal kinship; adoptive; foster / futile; in vain / (dialect) rude; blunt / (dialect) to cold-shoulder


干　gān	干 \| 干* \| *干	variant of 乾｜干


干　Gān	干 \| 干* \| *干	surname Gan


干　gān	干 \| 干* \| *干	(bound form) to have to do with; to concern oneself with / one of the ten heavenly stems 天干 / (archaic) shield


干　gàn	干 \| 干* \| *干	tree trunk / main part of sth / to manage / to work / to do / capable / cadre / to kill (slang) / to fuck (vulgar) / (coll.) pissed off / annoyed