qián gān

surname Qian

Character data

Radical ⼄ (5.10)
Strokes 11
SIMPLIFIED

Definitions

乾 qián
  1. 1. surname Qian
  2. 2. one of the Eight Trigrams bā guà, symbolizing heaven
  3. 3. male principle
  4. 4.
  5. 5. ancient Chinese compass point: 315° (northwest)
乾 gān
  1. 1. dry
  2. 2. clean
  3. 3. to concern
  4. 4. to interfere
  5. 5. stem
  6. 6. dried food
  7. 7. to ignore
  8. 8. in vain
  9. 9. foster
  10. 10. adoptive
  11. 11. shield
  12. 12. surname Gan
  13. 13. variant of gān
  14. 14. old variant of gān

Stroke order

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Words containing 乾

Word Meaning
a radical change
a radical change
to dry by the sun
to dry in the sun
cautious and diligent all day long (idiom)
withered
Jianggan district of Hangzhou city háng zhōu shì, Zhejiang
Jianggan district of Hangzhou city háng zhōu shì, Zhejiang
to run dry; to drain
fig. consuming passion between lovers
to dry over a stove
clothes dryer
to dry over a fire; to roast
hot dry noodles
jerky; dried beef; charqui
strong white rice wine; alcoholic spirit
dry eye syndrome; xeropthalmia (medicine)
Dharma (the teachings of the Buddha); Buddha (archaic)
unpaid online pro-China supporter
raisin; dried grape
raisin
Xiao Qian, Chinese writer and translator
Xiao Qian, Chinese writer and translator
soda biscuit; cracker
dried shrimps