乾 () [gān qián] - arid, dry; to fertilize; to penetrate; heavenly generative principle (male)
radical: 乙 [yǐ]: second
decomposition: ⿰龺乞 etymology: ideographic
hint: Rays 十 emanating from the 日; 乞 provides the pronunciation 
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Integrated Chinese Vocabulary:
饼干 [bǐnggān]: cookies (L14-3)
干净 [gānjìng]: clean (L17-1)
Stroke Sequence:
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