Ideographic: Picture of a tongue with 一 marking the sweet spotRadical:

meaning for gān:

  • - sweet
  • - willingGansu province, abbr. 甘 to be willing to
  • - to resign oneself tounreconciled to
  • - not resigned to
  • - unwillingto be willing to
  • - to be ready to
  • - to be content with
  • - accepting (of restriction, sacrifice, risk etc)delighted to (do sth, idiom)
  • - perfectly happy to do
  • - most willing to do