Si Collection, Upper Volume Radical: Water (shuǐ) Gan (gǎn) Page 651, Entry 30 Broad Rhymes (Guangyun), Collection of Rhymes (Jiyun), Rhyme Meetings (Yunhui), Correct Rhymes (Zhengyun): Pronounced gan. Gan means tasteless. Another opinion states gan means having a weak or thin flavor. Also, dan gan, which refers to the act of washing or cleansing. In Seven Stimuli (Qi Fa) by Mei Cheng: To wash hands and feet. Also the name of a river bank. In Records of the Comprehensive Geography (Guangyu Ji): There is Ganpu in Haiyan County, Jiaxing. Also according to Broad Rhymes (Guangyun) and Collection of Rhymes (Jiyun): Pronounced shan. This also means having a weak or thin flavor.