How to pronounce gan in pinyin, tone by tone

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gan

gan in every tone

干
gānㄍㄢT1

old variant of 干

敢
gǎnㄍㄢˇT3

to dare; daring

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End on a crisp front -n with the tongue touching behind the teeth — not the -ng sound.

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干敢gān gǎn

gan in tones 1, 3

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