乾
one of the Eight Trigrams 八卦[ba1 gua4], symbolizing heaven; male principle; ☰; ancient Chinese compass point: 315° (northwest)
11 strokes
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How 乾 is formed
Ideographic compound (会意字)
Rays 十 emanating from the 日; 乞 provides the pronunciation
Words containing 乾
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 乾嘉三大家 | Qián Jiā Sān Dà jiā | the three leading poets of the Qianlong-Jiaqing era (1735–1820), who championed personal e… |
| 乾安县 | Qián ān Xiàn | Qian'an, a county in Songyuan City 松原市[Song1 yuan2 Shi4], Jilin |
| 康乾盛世 | kāng qián shèng shì | booming and golden age of Qing dynasty (from Kang Xi to Qian Long emperors) |
| 乾县 | Qián Xiàn | Qian County or Qianxian, a county in Xianyang City 咸陽市|咸阳市[Xian2 yang2 Shi4], Shaanxi |
| 乾安 | Qián ān | see 乾安縣|乾安县[Qian2 an1 Xian4] |
| 康乾宗迦峰 | Kāng qián zōng jiā fēng | Kachenjunga (Himalayan peak) |
| 旋乾转坤 | xuán qián zhuǎn kūn | lit. overturning heaven and earth (idiom); earth-shattering; a radical change |
| 乾隆 | Qián lóng | the Qianlong era; Qianlong Emperor (1711–1799), sixth Qing emperor, princely title 寶親王|宝亲王… |
| 乾陵 | Qián líng | Qianling at Xianyang 咸陽市|咸阳市 in Shaanxi, burial site of third Tang emperor 高宗 and empress … |
| 扭转乾坤 | niǔ zhuǎn qián kūn | lit. to upend heaven and earth (idiom); fig. to change the course of events; to turn thing… |
| 乾旦 | qián dàn | male actor playing the female role (Chinese opera) |
| 朝乾夕惕 | zhāo qián xī tì | cautious and diligent all day long (idiom) |
| 萧乾 | Xiāo Qián | Xiao Qian (1910-1999), Mongolian-born, Cambridge-educated journalist active during Second … |
| 竺乾 | Zhú qián | Buddha (archaic); Dharma (the teachings of the Buddha) |
| 乾坤 | qián kūn | yin and yang; heaven and earth; the universe |