gần

See also: Appendix:Variations of "gan"

Vietnamese

Alternative forms

• (North Central Vietnam) gưn

Etymology

Non-Sino-Vietnamese reading of Chinese 近 (“near”, SV: cận).

Pronunciation

• (Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [ɣən˨˩]
• (Huế) IPA^(key): [ɣəŋ˦˩]
• (Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA^(key): [ɣəŋ˨˩]

Adjective

gần • (𧵆)

1. near; nearby; close (to)

Adverb

gần • (𧵆)

1. nearly; almost

Derived terms

Derived terms

• gần gũi (từ láy)
• gần gụi (từ láy)
• gần như

 

See also

• hầu như