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Chinese Character/Word:
Definition(s) for: 乾
| Hanzi | Pinyin | Definition(s) |
|---|---|---|
| 乾 | qián | - surname Qian |
| 乾 | qián | - one of the Eight Trigrams 八卦[ba1 gua4], symbolizing heaven - male principle - ☰ - ancient Chinese compass point: 315° (northwest) |
| 干 | gān | - surname Gan |
| 干 | gān | - dry - dried food - empty; hollow - taken in to nominal kinship; adoptive; foster - futile; in vain - (dialect) rude; blunt - (dialect) to cold-shoulder |
| 乾 | qián | - old variant of 乾[qian2] |
| 乾 | qián | - variant of 乾[qian2] |
List Ranking:
Where rank 1 is most common, and higher numbers are less common.
| HSK 2 Level (2012) | HSK 3 Band (2022) | SUBTLEX-CH | BeijingUni Global | BeijingUni Weibo |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| - | - | 15,462 | 11,337 | 7,801 |
Other Words Containing 乾
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