Radical What does the radical 干 mean? The radical 干 means dry; it has 3 strokes. Quick factsMeaningdryStrokes3Kanji using it23 干3 strokes23 kanjidryStroke order · 3 strokesWatch it written123Kanji using this radical午noon南south年year (unit of time)平flat幸happiness許permission刊publication宇universe岸shore拝worship汗sweat軒eaves坪tsubo (unit of land area, approx. 3.3 m²)幹tree trunk揺shaking栞bookmark楠camphor tree献offering肝liver芋potato謡singing遥distant釜pot (for cooking rice, usually cast iron)