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Character

艮 gěn · gèn

Character2 readings

blunt

Radical
艮 (itself)
Strokes
6
Structure
Surrounds from top-left
Traditional
艮
Frequency
#3213 most common character
Practice writing

Readings and meanings

gěnMain readinggènRare reading

gěn

gen3Main reading
  1. blunt CC-CEDICT
  2. tough CC-CEDICT
  3. chewy CC-CEDICT

gèn

gen4Reading 2Rare reading

This reading is uncommon in everyday Chinese; the main reading is gěn.

  1. one of the Eight Trigrams 八卦 (bā guà), symbolizing mountain CC-CEDICT
  2. ☶ CC-CEDICT
  3. ancient Chinese compass point: 45° (northeast) CC-CEDICT

Words that use “艮” as gèn

儒艮rú gèndugongWord勃艮第bó gèn dìBurgundyWord

Stroke order

All 6 strokes

Speed

Practice writing 艮

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Same radical 艮

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良liáng艱jiān
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