檊
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Meaning: Chinese mulberry
💡 Think 'gan' like 'gun' — a wooden trunk of a mulberry tree.
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Character Story & Explanation
檊 (gàn) refers to the Chinese mulberry tree, also known as Morus australis. Its wood is used for making furniture and tools. This character is rare in modern Chinese, mostly appearing in botanical contexts or classical texts. It combines the wood radical (木) with the phonetic component 幹 (gàn).
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