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qián = qi + an2
old variant of 乾[qian2]
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qián = qi + an2
surname Qian
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qián = qi + an2
one of the Eight Trigrams 八卦[ba1 gua4], symbolizing heaven / male principle / ☰ / ancient Chinese compass point: 315° (northwest)
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qián = qi + an2
variant of 乾[qian2]
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gān = g + an1
dry / dried food / empty; hollow / taken in to nominal kinship; adoptive; foster / futile; in vain / (dialect) rude; blunt / (dialect) to cold-shoulder
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乾 character breakdown

Component Translations
chē = ch + e1
car / vehicle / CL:輛|辆[liang4] / machine / to shape with a lathe / Kangxi radical 159
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= ju + Ø1
war chariot (archaic) / rook (in Chinese chess) / rook (in chess)
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= qi + Ø3
to beg
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Characters with 乾 as component

qián = qi + an2
(Minnan dialect) beside / near / (used in place names)
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Words with 乾

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lit. to upend heaven and earth (idiom) / fig. to change the course of events / to turn things around
yin and yang / heaven and earth / the universe
yin and yang; heaven and earth; the universe

Sentences with 乾

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