What is the meaning of 干?

drying; dryness

dry

imperfective and stem (or continuative) forms of 干る (hiru) [ichidan]

irrealis and stem (or continuative) forms of 干 (fu) [nidan]

to dry

Nôm form of can (“heavenly stem”).

Nôm form of cán (“stem; trunk”).

Nôm form of can (“to dissuade”).

Source: wiktionary.org