Chinese surname · rank 165
甘
甘 is read as gān.
Pinyin
gān
Script forms
Simplified and traditional 甘
Basic meaning
sweetness; sweet, tasty
Five element
Earth
Origin
Time: Shang-Zhou tradition, c. 1600-256 BCE
Place: Gan Pan ancestor tradition plus ancient places named Gan; not pinned to one single locality.
Origin note
Gan should be presented as a multi-origin surname. One major tradition connects it with Gan Pan, while other branches derive from ancient places named Gan.
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