乾兒

干儿
gān'ér
  1. (Mandarin) Erhua form of 乾／干 (gān, “dried food”).
  2. (Mandarin, dated) female servant (usually used as a title after the surname of her husband)
  3. Erhua form of 乾／干 (gān, “dried food”).
  4. female servant (usually used as a title after the surname of her husband)
  5. godson; (nominally) adopted son

Wiktionary

Homographs

乾兒 gānér adopted son (traditional adoption, i.e. without legal ramifications)
乾兒 gānr dried food

Entry Composition

=1 乾 qián old variant of 乾 qián
=1 乾 Qián surname Qian
=1 乾 qián
  1. one of the Eight Trigrams 八卦 bāguà, symbolizing heaven
  2. male principle
  3. ☰
  4. ancient Chinese compass point: 315° (northwest)
=1 乾 Gān surname Gan
=1 乾 gān
  1. dry
  2. dried food
  3. empty; hollow
  4. taken in to nominal kinship; adoptive; foster
  5. futile; in vain
  6. (dialect) rude; blunt
  7. (dialect) to cold-shoulder
=1 乾 qián variant of 乾 qián
=2 兒 ér
  1. child
  2. son
=2 兒 r
  1. non-syllabic diminutive suffix
  2. retroflex final

Containing this entry

乾兒子 gān'érzi
杏乾兒 xìnggānr