干活儿 (gànhuór) · to work
干活儿 (gànhuór) means “to work; to do manual labor”. It is written with 3 characters: 干 (dry) + 活 (to live) + 儿 (child). It is an HSK 4 word in the current exam syllabus (2025).
How 干活儿 is built
The characters
干 gān · dry
What 干 is made of
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 十 — ten
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 丨 — vertical stroke
Origin hint: A club or axe (from the Make Me a Hanzi dataset; treat as a memory aid where history is uncertain)
活 huó · to live
What 活 is made of
- 氵shuǐ — water
- 舌shé — tongue
- 千qiān — thousand
- 丿 — falling stroke
- 十 — ten
- 口kǒu — mouth
- 冂 — frame
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 千qiān — thousand
Origin hint: 氵 gives the meaning, 舌 gives the sound. (from the Make Me a Hanzi dataset; treat as a memory aid where history is uncertain)
儿 ér · child
What 儿 is made of
- 丿 — falling stroke
- 乚 — hook stroke
Origin hint: Simplified form of 兒, a picture of a child; compare 人 (from the Make Me a Hanzi dataset; treat as a memory aid where history is uncertain)
Example sentences
Questions about 干活儿
What does 干活儿 mean?
干活儿 (gànhuór) means “to work; to do manual labor”.
How do you pronounce 干活儿?
干活儿 is pronounced gànhuór.
Which HSK level is 干活儿?
干活儿 is in HSK 4 (exam 2025) and HSK 2 (2021) and Old HSK 5.
Related words
- 干净gānjìngclean
- 干什么gànshénmewhat to do
- 干杯gānbēicheers!
- 干吗gànmáwhy
- 能干nénggàncapable
- 饼干bǐnggānbiscuit
- 干脆gāncuìsimply
- 干燥gānzàodry
- 才干cáigànability
- 干旱gānhàndrought
It is part of HSK 2 (2021) · Group 24: a short group with quick checks and spaced repeats.