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It's pronounced "gan" in the first tone, meaning it's a higher, drawn out sound with no fluctuation of the vocal cords.

And it means "sweet."

Can also mean "sweetness," or "tasty."

these other folks are right, but I though that I would share with you the best online Chinese resource I have found.

Look around, the dictionary even has a feature where you can draw the character to look it up.

It can mean 'sweet' . It is also an abbreviation for Gansu province and it is used as a family name.

Interesting discussion!

For Mandarin it is pronounced 'ghan' and means 'sweet'.

For Cantonese it is pronounced 'gahm' and means 'so' as in 'so many' or 'so strange'.

I was wondering the same question too today