干渴

Traditional form:

乾渴

Pinyin (reading):

gānkě

Definitions:

• parched
• dry mouth

Characters:

• 干 - arid, dry; to oppose; to offend; to invade
• 渴 - thirsty, parched; to yearn, to pine for

Traditional characters:

• 乾 - arid, dry; to fertilize; to penetrate; heavenly generative principle (male)
• 渴 - thirsty, parched; to yearn, to pine for