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乾

qián

Definition

  1. one of the Eight Trigrams 八卦, symbolizing heaven
  2. male principle
  3. ☰
  4. ancient Chinese compass point: 315° (northwest)

Other pronunciations

乾 gān
  1. dry
  2. to dry
  3. empty
  4. to concern
  5. phonetic component
  6. hollow
  7. in vain
  8. for nothing
  9. to no purpose
  10. taken into nominal kinship
  11. to interfere
  12. shield
  13. stem

Character Decomposition

乾
=
龺
+
乞

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