乾(qián)

11 strokes
Readingsqiángān

old variant of 乾[qian2]

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Character information

Pinyin
qián / gān
Meaning
old variant of 乾[qian2]
Strokes
11
HSK level
—
Traditional
Same

Origin & structure

Where 乾 comes from and how its parts fit together.

Ideograph⿰龺乞

Rays 十 emanating from the 日; 乞 provides the pronunciation

A combination of parts whose meanings add up to the whole.

Made of

龺乞qǐ

Parts are arranged left to right.

How to write 乾 step by step

11 strokes — each frame adds one stroke, shown in dark ink over the lighter ones.

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Words with 乾

Common words using 乾 — tap any character to open its stroke-order page.

qián乾kūn坤

yin and yang; heaven and earth; the universe

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qián乾ān安

see 乾安县

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qián乾dàn旦

male actor playing the female role (Chinese opera)

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qián乾xiàn县

Qian County or Qianxian, a county in Xianyang City 咸阳市, Shaanxi

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qián乾líng陵

Qianling at Xianyang 咸陽市|咸阳市 in Shaanxi, burial site of third Tang emperor 高宗 and empre…

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qián乾lóng隆

the Qianlong era

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niǔ扭zhuǎn转qián乾kūn坤

lit. to upend heaven and earth (idiom)

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xuán旋qián乾zhuǎn转kūn坤

lit. overturning heaven and earth (idiom); earth-shattering

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From 乾’s common words

坤安旦县陵隆扭转

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