gān qián

dry; first hexagram; warming principle of the sun, penetrating and fertilizing, heavenly generative principle (male)

DEFINITIONS

乾 gān
  • old variant of 乾|干[gan1]
  • surname Gan
  • dry
  • clean
  • in vain
  • dried food
  • foster
  • adoptive
  • to ignore
  • variant of 乾|干[gan1]
  • to concern
  • to interfere
  • shield
  • stem
乾 qián
  • old variant of 乾[qian2]
  • surname Qian
  • one of the Eight Trigrams 八卦[ba1 gua4], symbolizing heaven
  • male principle
  • ancient Chinese compass point: 315° (northwest)
  • variant of 乾[qian2]

STROKES

WORDS

转坤 xuán qián zhuǎn kūn lit. overturning heaven and earth (idiom); earth-shattering; a radical change
轉坤 xuán qián zhuǎn kūn lit. overturning heaven and earth (idiom); earth-shattering; a radical change
liàng gān to dry by the sun
shài gān to dry in the sun
夕惕 zhāo qián xī tì cautious and diligent all day long (idiom)
kū gān withered
jiāng gān Jianggan district of Hangzhou city 杭州市[Hang2 zhou1 shi4], Zhejiang
區 jiāng gān qū Jianggan district of Hangzhou city 杭州市[Hang2 zhou1 shi4], Zhejiang
liú gān to drain; to run dry
烈火柴 liè huǒ gān chái lit. intense fire to dry wood (idiom); inferno in a woodpile; fig. consuming passion between lovers
hōng gān to dry over a stove
機 hōng gān jī clothes dryer
bèi gān to dry over a fire; to roast
麵 rè gān miàn hot dry noodles
牛肉 niú ròu gān dried beef; jerky; charqui
兒 bái gān r alcoholic spirit; strong white rice wine
症 yǎn gān zhèng xeropthalmia (medicine); dry eye syndrome
zhú qián Buddha (archaic); Dharma (the teachings of the Buddha)
五 zì gān wǔ (neologism) person who posts online in support of the Chinese government, but unlike a wumao 五毛[wu3 mao2], is not paid for doing so (abbr. for 自帶乾糧的五毛|自带干粮的五毛[zi4 dai4 gan1 liang2 de5 wu3 mao2])
葡萄 pú tao gān raisin; dried grape
葡萄兒 pú tao gān r raisin
xiāo qián Xiao Qian (1910-1999), Mongolian-born, Cambridge-educated journalist active during Second World War in Europe, subsequently famous author and translator
xiāo qián Xiao Qian (1910-1999), Mongolian-born, Cambridge-educated journalist active during Second World War in Europe, subsequently famous author and translator
蘇打餅 sū dá bǐng gān soda biscuit; cracker
xiā gān dried shrimps