敢
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to dare; daring; (polite) may I venture
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Dict coverage rank #2,044 U+6562
How 敢 is formed
Ideographic compound (会意字)
A hand with a stick 攵 striking a beast 耳
How to remember it
brave · Heisig RSH #722
thumbtack + 耳 ear + taskmaster
Keyword method from Heisig's Remembering Simplified Hanzi.
Characters built with 敢 as their sound component
These characters all use 敢 (gǎn) as their phonetic component — compare how they read:
| Character | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 敢 sound component | gǎn | bold, brave; to dare, to venture |
| 橄 | gǎn | olive |
| 瞰 | kàn | to watch, to spy on; to overlook, to look down on |
| 憨 | hān | silly, foolish; coquettish |
| 阚 | kàn | to glance, to peep; to growl, to roar |
| 撖 | hàn | surname Han; Taiwan pr. [Gan3] |
| 澉 | gǎn | to wash; a place name |
Words containing 敢
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 不敢越雷池一步 | bù gǎn yuè Léi chí yī bù | dare not go one step beyond the prescribed limit |
| 敢为人先 | gǎn wéi rén xiān | to dare to be first; to pioneer (idiom) |
| 不敢自专 | bù gǎn zì zhuān | not daring to act for oneself (idiom) |
| 不敢当 | bù gǎn dāng | lit. I dare not (accept the honor); fig. I don't deserve your praise; you flatter me |
| 舍得一身剐，敢把皇帝拉下马 | shě de yī shēn guǎ , gǎn bǎ huáng dì lā xià mǎ | one who does not fear the death of thousand cuts will dare to unhorse the emperor (proverb… |
| 石敢当 | shí gǎn dāng | stone tablet erected to ward off evil spirits |
| 敢怒而不敢言 | gǎn nù ér bù gǎn yán | angry, but not daring to speak out (idiom); obliged to remain silent about one's resentmen… |
| 敢死队 | gǎn sǐ duì | suicide squad; kamikaze unit |
| 不敢高攀 | bù gǎn gāo pān | lit. not dare to pull oneself up high (humble term); I cannot presume on your attention |
| 敢不 | gǎn bù | (literary) how could one dare not ...?; how could I possibly fail to ...? (introducing a r… |
| 不敢恭维 | bù gǎn gōng wei | (idiom) less than impressed; underwhelmed |
| 愧不敢当 | kuì bù gǎn dāng | lit. I'm ashamed and dare not (accept the honor); fig. I do not deserve your praise.; You … |
| 敢情 | gǎn qing | actually; as it turns out; indeed; of course |
| 敢言 | gǎn yán | to be bold enough to speak out |
| 敢作敢为 | gǎn zuò gǎn wéi | (idiom) to stop at nothing; to dare to do anything |
| 敢作敢当 | gǎn zuò gǎn dāng | variant of 敢做敢當|敢做敢当[gan3 zuo4 gan3 dang1] |
| 敢为 | gǎn wéi | to dare to do |
| 敢达 | Gǎn dá | Gundam, Japanese animation franchise |
| 不敢苟同 | bù gǎn gǒu tóng | to beg to differ (idiom) |
| 果敢 | guǒ gǎn | courageous; resolute and daring |