gān

忓

Character · VerbTraditional乾

dry; interfere

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Meanings

1 sense · 2 examples
1.

verb

to interfere; to meddle; to obstruct

literary

This is a classical/literary (书) usage. In modern Chinese, 干涉 (gānshè) or 干扰 (gānrǎo) are more common.

Zhè这
shì是
tā他
rén人
sī私
shì事
 ，
wài外
rén人
bù不
yīng应
gān干
shè涉
 。

This is someone else's private matter; outsiders should not interfere.

Qí其
zhèng政
lìng令
bù不
gān干
yú于
zhū诸
hóu侯
 。

Its decrees did not interfere with the other feudal lords.