干燥
Old HSK 5
干燥 (gānzào) · dry
干燥 (gānzào) means “dry; arid”. It is written with 2 characters: 干 (dry) + 燥 (arid). It is an old HSK 5 word (HSK 2.0).
How 干燥 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)
燥 zào · arid
What 燥 is made of
- 火huǒ — fire
- 丷ha — kwukyel
- 丶 — dot
- 人rén — person
- 丷ha — kwukyel
- 喿zào — the sound of birds chirping
- 品pǐn — article
- 口kǒu — mouth
- 口kǒu — mouth
- 口kǒu — mouth
- 木mù — tree
- 十 — ten
- 八bā — eight
- 品pǐn — article
Example sentences
北方的冬天很干燥。Běifāng de dōngtiān hěn gānzào.Winters in the north are very dry.
天气干燥，要多喝水。Tiānqì gānzào, yào duō hē shuǐ.The weather is dry, so drink more water.
Questions about 干燥
What does 干燥 mean?
干燥 (gānzào) means “dry; arid”.
How do you pronounce 干燥?
干燥 is pronounced gānzào.
Which HSK level is 干燥?
干燥 is in Old HSK 5.
Related words
- 干净gānjìngclean
- 干什么gànshénmewhat to do
- 干杯gānbēicheers!
- 干活儿gànhuórto work
- 干吗gànmáwhy
- 能干nénggàncapable
- 饼干bǐnggānbiscuit
- 干脆gāncuìsimply
- 才干cáigànability
- 干旱gānhàndrought
Learn 干燥 with its group
It is part of Old HSK 5 · Group 31: a short group with quick checks and spaced repeats.