旰 – vocab dash

Keyword

sunset

dusk
evening

Frequency: #6480
Strokes: 7

Readings

gàn

Mnemonic

日 (sun) gives the meaning and 干 the sound.

Stroke order

Composed of

日day 干tree trunk

Used in vocabulary

sunset; evening

宵衣旰食xiāoyīgànshí

to dress before light and not eat before dark (idiom); diligently attending to official matters