敢(gǎn)

HSK 311 strokes

to dare

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Character information

Pinyin
gǎn
Meaning
to dare; daring; (polite) may I venture
Strokes
11
HSK level
HSK 3
Traditional
Same

Origin & structure

Where 敢 comes from and how its parts fit together.

Ideograph⿰⿱？耳攵

A hand with a stick 攵 striking a beast 耳

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

Made of

耳ěr攵pū

Parts are arranged left to right.

How to write 敢 step by step

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

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Words with 敢

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

yǒng勇gǎn敢
HSK 4

brave; courageous

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bù不gǎn敢dāng当
HSK 5

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

Open 不敢当 page →
gǎn敢yú于
HSK 6

to have the courage to do sth; to dare to; bold in

Open 敢于 page →
gǎn敢qíng情
HSK 7-9

actually; as it turns out; indeed; of course

Open 敢情 page →
jìng竟gǎn敢
HSK 7-9

to have the impertinence; to have the cheek to

Open 竟敢 page →
bù不gǎn敢zì自zhuān专

not daring to act for oneself (idiom)

Open 不敢自专 page →
bù不gǎn敢gǒu苟tóng同

to beg to differ (idiom)

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bù不gǎn敢gāo高pān攀

lit. not dare to pull oneself up high (humble term)

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勇不当于情竟自专

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