乾

Character

乾 qián · gān

Character2 readings

one of the Eight Trigrams 八卦 (bā guà), symbolizing heaven

Radical: 乙
Strokes: 11
Structure: Left–right
Parts: 龺乞
Traditional: 乹
Frequency: #522 most common character

Practice writing

Readings and meanings

qiánMain reading gānReading 2

qián

qian2Main readingUnreviewed

one of the Eight Trigrams 八卦 (bā guà), symbolizing heaven CC-CEDICT
male principle CC-CEDICT
☰ CC-CEDICT
ancient Chinese compass point: 315° (northwest) CC-CEDICT
surname Qian CC-CEDICT

Words that use “乾” as qián

乾县qián xiànQian County or Qianxian, a county in Xianyang City 咸阳市Word 乾坤qián kūnyin and yangWord

乾安qián ānQian'an, a county in Songyuan City 松原市See 乾安县WordUnreviewed

乾旦qián dànmale actor playing the female roleWord 乾陵qián língQianling at Xianyang 咸阳市 in Shaanxi, burial site of third Tang…Word 乾隆qián lóngthe Qianlong eraWord 竺乾zhú qiánBuddhaWord 萧乾xiāo qiánXiao QianWord

gān

gan1Reading 2

arid, dry; to fertilize; to penetrate; heavenly generative principle (male)

Stroke order

Practice writing 乾

Draw “乾” here — the faint guide shows its shape.

Example sentences

教室很乾淨。
jiào shì hěn gān jìng
The classroom is clean.
Tatoeba · sentence #13573510 by LeviHighway; translation #2645992 by CK · CC BY 2.0 FR
你的手乾淨嗎?
nǐ de shǒu gān jìng ma
Are your hands clean?
Tatoeba · sentence #793234 by Martha; translation #17076 by CK · CC BY 2.0 FR
這口井乾涸了。
zhè kǒu jǐng gān hé le
The well ran dry.
Tatoeba · sentence #866153 by Martha; translation #27887 by CK · CC BY 2.0 FR

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Same radical 乙

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