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Chinese symbol for “rations”

干粮
gān liáng
Traditional: 乾糧
rations (to take on expedition)

The closest CC-CEDICT match for rations is 干粮 (gān liáng), defined as: rations (to take on expedition).

Before using these characters for a tattoo, check them with a native speaker. Dictionary words often have several meanings, and the right choice depends on context.

Characters and stroke order

干 gān
arid, dry; to oppose; to offend; to invade
radical 51 ⼲ · 3 strokes
粮 liáng
food, grain, provisions
radical 119 ⽶ · 13 strokes

Traditional forms

Related words

Other words that share a character with 干粮.

WordPinyinMeaning
干部 (幹部)gàn bùcadre; official
干净 (乾淨)gān jìngclean; neat
干嘛 (幹嘛)gàn máwhat are you doing?; whatever for?
若干ruò gāna certain number or amount; how many?
干扰 (干擾)gān rǎoto disturb; to interfere
干涉gān shèto interfere; to meddle
粮食 (糧食)liáng shifoodstuff; cereals
粮仓 (糧倉)liáng cānggranary; barn

See also: Japanese symbol for “rations”.

Data: CC-CEDICT (CC BY-SA 4.0); Unihan Database (Unicode License v3); Make Me a Hanzi (Arphic Public License (graphics.txt); LGPL-3.0-or-later (dictionary.txt)); wordfreq (CC BY-SA 4.0 (data)). Retrieved 2026-10-22.

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