乾 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

阿拉乾山脈 ā lā gān shān mài Arakan Yoma, mountain range in western Myanmar (Burma)
陰乾 yīn gān to dry in the shade
風乾 fēng gān to air-dry; to season (timber etc); air-dried; air-drying
餅乾 bǐng gān biscuit; cracker; cookie; CL:片[pian4],塊|块[kuai4]
香乾 xiāng gān smoked bean curd
魚乾女 yú gān nǚ see 乾物女|干物女[gan1 wu4 nu:3]
乾卦 qián guà the Qian hexagram in the Book of Changes (I Ching); the Creative heaven hexagram symbolizing firmness and creativity
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