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Character Decomposition
乾=龺+乞
Etymology
Rays 十 emanating from the 日; 乞 provides the pronunciation
Meanings
one of the Eight Trigrams 八卦 bā guà, symbolizing heaven
male principle
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ancient Chinese compass point: 315° (northwest)
surname Qian
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Words with 乾 22 total
yin and yang; heaven and earth; the universe乾坤qián kūnmale actor playing the female role (Chinese opera)乾旦qián dànQian County or Qianxian, a county in Xianyang City, Shaanxi乾县Qián XiànQianling at Xianyang in Shaanxi, burial site of third Tang emperor 高宗 and empress Wuzetian乾陵Qián língthe Qianlong era · Qianlong Emperor (1711–1799), sixth Qing emperor, princely title, personal name, reigned 1735–1799乾隆Qián lóngBuddha (archaic) · Dharma (the teachings of the Buddha)竺乾Zhú qiánXiao Qian (1910-1999), Mongolian-born, Cambridge-educated journalist active during Second World War in Europe, subsequently famous author and translator萧乾Xiāo QiánQian'an, a county in Songyuan City 松原市, Jilin乾安县Qián ān Xiànlit. overturning heaven and earth (idiom); earth-shattering · a radical change旋乾转坤xuán qián zhuǎn kūnbooming and golden age of Qing dynasty (from Kang Xi to Qian Long emperors)康乾盛世kāng qián shèng shìlit. to upend heaven and earth (idiom) · fig. to change the course of events · to turn things around扭转乾坤niǔ zhuǎn qián kūncautious and diligent all day long (idiom)朝乾夕惕zhāo qián xī tìthe three leading poets of the Qianlong-Jiaqing era (1735–1820), who championed personal expression and innovation in Qing poetry: Yuan Mei 袁枚, Jiang Shiquan and Zhao Yi乾嘉三大家Qián Jiā Sān Dà jiāKachenjunga (Himalayan peak)康乾宗迦峰Kāng qián zōng jiā fēng
Idioms with 乾 17 total Chain
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