| 巧干 | qiǎo gàn | to work resourcefully; to apply intelligence |
| 干支 | gān zhī | the 10 heavenly stems 十天干 and 12 earthly branches 十二枝; sexagenary cycle |
| 干粉 | gān fěn | dry powder |
| 实干 | shí gàn | on the job; solid practical work; pragmatic |
| 枯干 | kū gān | withered |
| 蛮干 | mán gàn | to act rashly; to act precipitously regardless of the consequences; reckless; foolhardy; daredevil |
| 松赞干布 | Sōng zàn Gàn bù | Songtsen Gampo or Songzain Gambo (604-650) Tibetan emperor, founder of the Tubo 吐蕃 dynasty |
| 干瘪 | gān biě | dried out; wizened; shriveled |
| 天干 | tiān gān | the 10 heavenly stems 甲, 乙, 丙, 丁, 戊, 己, 庚, 辛, 壬, 癸, used cyclically in the calendar and as ordinal numbers I, II etc |
| 干菜 | gān cài | dried vegetable |
| 干戈 | gān gē | weapons of war; arms |
| 干涸 | gān hé | to dry up |
| 干掉 | gàn diào | to get rid of |
| 干巴巴 | gān bā bā | dry; parched; dull; insipid |
| 巴尔干 | Bā ěr gān | Balkan |
| 干流 | gàn liú | main stream (of a river) |
| 干尸 | gān shī | mummy; dried corpse |
| 干燥机 | gān zào jī | a drier |
| 干酪 | gān lào | cheese |
| 不干不净 | bù gān bù jìng | unclean; filthy; foul-mouthed |
| 不干 | bù gàn | unwilling to do sth; incapable of sth; to quit |
| 主干网络 | zhǔ gàn wǎng luò | core network |
| 主干网路 | zhǔ gàn wǎng lù | core network; backbone network |
| 主干线 | zhǔ gàn xiàn | trunk line (of road, network etc); backbone (cable) |
| 乳臭未干 | rǔ xiù wèi gān | smell of mother's milk not yet dried (idiom); immature and inexperienced; still wet behind the ears |
| 干俸 | gān fèng | sinecure |
| 干哕 | gān yuě | to retch |
| 干嚎 | gān háo | to cry out loud without tears |
| 干娘 | gān niáng | godmother (see also 干妈) |
| 干妈 | gān mā | godmother |
| 干果 | gān guǒ | dried fruit; dry fruits (nuts etc) |
| 干梅子 | gān méi zi | prunes |
| 干洗 | gān xǐ | to dry clean; dry cleaning |
| 干净俐落 | gān jìng lì luò | clean and efficient; neat and tidy |
| 干渴 | gān kě | parched; dry mouth |
| 干涩 | gān sè | dry and rough (skin); hoarse (voice); dry and heavy (style) |
| 干煸土豆丝 | gān biān tǔ dòu sī | dry-fried potato slices (Chinese dish) |
| 干燥剂 | gān zào jì | desiccant |
| 干爹 | gān diē | godfather |
| 干爽 | gān shuǎng | dry and clean; clear and fresh |
| 干瘦 | gān shòu | wizened; skinny and shriveled |
| 干癣 | gān xuǎn | psoriasis |
| 干眼症 | gān yǎn zhèng | dry eye; xerophthalmia (drying of the tear glands, often due to lack of vitamin A) |
| 干粮袋 | gàn liáng dài | knapsack (for provisions); haversack |
| 干草 | gān cǎo | hay |
| 干姜 | gān jiāng | dried ginger |
| 干号 | gān háo | to cry out loud without tears |
| 干衣 | gān yī | drysuit (diving) |
| 干透 | gān tòu | to dry out; to dry completely |
| 干饭 | gān fàn | cooked and dried rice |
