<p>In some cases, it means “fuck.” Beacuse its pronunciation is just the same as “干,” which is a verb, means "do something," but some people use it to insult other people, in this case it means fuck...</p>

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2017-12-22T08:26:06.137Z
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jessss
<p><a href="https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/%E6%B7%A6" rel="nofollow noreferrer">淦 - wiktionary</a></p>

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  <p>Han character</p>
  
  <p>淦 (radical 85 水+8, 11 strokes, cangjie input 水金 (EC), four-corner 38119, composition ⿰氵金)</p>
  
  <ul>
  <li>river in Jiangxi province</li>
  <li>water leaking into a boat</li>
  </ul>
  
  <p>References</p>
  
  <p>KangXi: page 630, character 25
     Dai Kanwa Jiten: character 17667
     Dae Jaweon: page 1033, character 5
     Hanyu Da Zidian: volume 3, page 1653, character 3
     Unihan data for U+6DE6</p>
</blockquote>

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2017-12-22T03:54:10.887Z
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Mou某
<p>I know exactly what you mean, as you thought it should be a verb, but I'm not sure if it's possible to explain such a rude slang here.</p>

<p>The true verb which has the same pronunciation as <code>淦</code>, is a verb involved with sexual harassment or verbal violence. That's all I can tell. Hope you're unintentional.</p>

<p>Edit: Note: The usage is mostly dominant in Taiwan and rarely in other Chinese speaking areas.</p>

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Tianjian Qin
<p>I used Google translate but it shows "Gan", which cannot be its true meaning (it's just the pronunciation). Is that the liquid state of gold? But I think it should be a verb.</p>

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2017-12-23T13:27:46.780Z
big wave triggered by ships. try to search www.zdic.net for it.
Daniel Yang
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2017-12-25T02:43:33.160Z
Google translate somehow gave you "correct" translation, since this word mostly used as place name.
tsh
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What does "淦" mean?
# What does "淦" mean?

(Asked by: username_0 on 2017-12-22)

I used Google translate but it shows "Gan", which cannot be its true meaning (it's just the pronunciation). Is that the liquid state of gold? But I think it should be a verb.

**Tags:** meaning

> **Comments:**
> **username_1**: big wave triggered by ships. try to search www.zdic.net for it.  
> **username_2**: Google translate somehow gave you "correct" translation, since this word mostly used as place name.  

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## 3 answers

### Answer by username_3 on 2017-12-22. Score: 2

In some cases, it means “fuck.” Beacuse its pronunciation is just the same as “干,” which is a verb, means "do something," but some people use it to insult other people, in this case it means fuck...


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### Answer by username_4 on 2017-12-22. Score: 1

[淦 - wiktionary](https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/%E6%B7%A6)

> Han character
>
> 淦 (radical 85 水+8, 11 strokes, cangjie input 水金 (EC), four-corner 38119, composition ⿰氵金)
>
> * river in Jiangxi province
> * water leaking into a boat
>
> References
>
> KangXi: page 630, character 25
> Dai Kanwa Jiten: character 17667
> Dae Jaweon: page 1033, character 5
> Hanyu Da Zidian: volume 3, page 1653, character 3
> Unihan data for U+6DE6


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### Answer by username_5 on 2017-12-22. Score: 1

I know exactly what you mean, as you thought it should be a verb, but I'm not sure if it's possible to explain such a rude slang here.

The true verb which has the same pronunciation as `淦`, is a verb involved with sexual harassment or verbal violence. That's all I can tell. Hope you're unintentional.

Edit: Note: The usage is mostly dominant in Taiwan and rarely in other Chinese speaking areas.


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