How to write 乾
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Meaning of 乾
Pinyin
qián、 gān
Radical
乙
Strokes
11
Definition
dry, (surname) / male / strong / one of the Eight Trigrams
Usage
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乾 [qián]
1. 八卦之一，代表天。
(The first of the Eight Diagrams; represents the sky.)
2. 旧时称男性的。
(Historically referring to males.)
3. 指君主。
(Refers to the monarch.)
4. 太阳。
(The sun.)
5. 代表西北方。
(Represents the north-west.)
6. 代表男性。
(Represents man.)
7. 姓。
(A surname.)
8. 另见 gān。
(See also gān.)
1. go up
(上出也。)
引：
1. 《说文》：乾，上出也。
(Shuowen: Qian, meaning to go up.)
2. 乾，天也。
(Qian is the sky.)
3. 乾，阳物也。
(Qian is the yang thing.)
4. 乾刚坤柔。
(Qian is firm and Kun is soft.)
5. 乾为天、为圜、为君、为父、为玉、为金、为寒、为冰、为大赤、为良马、为老马、为瘠马、为驳马、为木果。
(Qian symbolizes the sky, roundness, monarch, father, jade, gold, cold, ice, great red, good horses, old horses, lean horses, and mixed horses.)
例：
又如:
乾方（天方）;
乾元（天）;
乾施（上天的施予）;
乾首（天的高处）;
乾刚（天道刚健）;
乾象（天象）;
乾启（上天的启示）;
乾钧（天钧，北极之地，泛指北方）;
乾道（天道）。
指君主：
如:
乾化（帝王的教化）;
乾心（帝心）;
乾居（帝王）;
乾符（帝王受命于天的吉祥征兆）。
太阳：
如:
乾晖（阳光）;
乾曜（太阳）。
代表西北方：
如:
乾冈（西北方位的山冈）;
乾风（西北风）;
乾雷（西北方的响雷）。
代表男性：
如:
旧时婚姻中称男方为“乾造”，男家为“乾宅”。
姓。
另外：见“干”。
形容词：没有水分或缺乏水分的，
与「湿」相对。
【组词】：「乾柴」、「乾毛巾」。
形容词：枯竭。
【组词】：「外强中乾」。
lit. to upend heaven and earth (idiom) / fig. to change the course of events / to turn things around
Same Pronunciation Characters
Same Radical Characters
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Input Method for 乾
Pinyin
qian2
Wubi
fjtn
Cangjie
jjon
Zhengma
edmy
Four Corner
48417
Unicode
U+4e7e
Stroke Number Category
HSK Level Category