敢

gǎn = g + an3

to dare / daring / (polite) may I venture

敢 = 乛 + 攵 + 耳 : Mnemonic symbol: 石敢当, stone tablet erected to ward off evil spirits.

Guy Fawkes erected a stone tablet to ward off evil spirits inside of the anthill, but as he was drinking at the bar he noticed how the stone tablet suddenly started moving all on its own and tried to cut off Guy's ear with a sickle. Consequently, Guy Fawkes takes a sledgehammer and destroys the stone tablet to be safe; he wouldn't dare to have another drink setting next to this weird tablet.

敢 character breakdown

敢
- 乛
- 攵
  - 乂
    - 丿
    - ㇏
  - 𠂉
    - 一
    - 丿
- 耳

zhé = zh + e2

variant of 乙[zhe2]

Mnemonic symbol: a sickle.

James II of England (zh) inspects his new sickle (乛) in the elevator's kitchen (e2).

pu̅ = pu + Ø1

variant of 攴[pu1]

攵 = 𠂉 + 乂 : Mnemonic symbol: the epitome of rapping and tapping is a sledge hammer. Petra pinguin (pu) forgot her key (𠂉) and know she's locked out of the space station (Ø1). At first she tries to open the lock with pliers (乂), but in the end she has no choice but to use the sledge hammer (攵).

ěr = Ø + Ø3

ear / handle (archaeology) / and that is all (Classical Chinese)

It ist what it looks like: an ear.

Characters with 敢 as component

gǎn = g + an3

olive

kàn = k + an4

to look down from a height / to spy on sth

kàn = k + an4

variant of 瞰[kan4]

ha̅n = h + an1

silly / simple-minded / foolish / naive / sturdy / tough / heavy (of rope)

kàn = k + an4

surname Kan

kàn = k + an4

to glance / to peep

yán = y + an2

Japanese variant of 嚴|严

dàn = d + an4

variant of 啖[dan4]

gǎn = g + an3

place name / wash

hàn = h + an4

surname Han / Taiwan pr. [Gan3]

kàn = k + an4

variant of 闞|阚[kan4] / to roar / to growl

Words with 敢

lit. I dare not (accept the honor); fig. I don't deserve your praise / you flatter me

to stop at nothing (idiom) / to dare to do anything

(idiom) to stop at nothing; to dare to do anything

dare not go one step beyond the prescribed limit

lit. not dare to pull oneself up high (humble term) / I cannot presume on your attention

to be underwhelmed / to be less than impressed

lit. I'm ashamed and dare not (accept the honor); fig. I do not deserve your praise. / You flatter me too much.

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one who does not fear the death of thousand cuts will dare to unhorse the emperor (proverb) / to a fearless person, no fence is high enough

to not dare to disobey an order (idiom)

not daring to act for oneself (idiom)

to beg to differ (idiom)

Sentences with 敢

ya̅o

hóu

shén

me

lái

lì

dǎn

gǎn

rú

cǐ

fàng

sì

Where is the wild monkey from that he dares to cause so much trouble?