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乾

qián
noun #15,462

Meanings

  1. 1 one of the Eight Trigrams (symbolizing heaven)
  2. 2 the male principle; yang
  3. 3 dry (traditional form of 干)

Examples

乾卦象征天。
Qián guà xiàngzhēng tiān.
The Qian trigram symbolizes heaven.
乾坤代表天地。
Qiánkūn dàibiǎo tiāndì.
Qian and Kun represent heaven and earth.

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乾 has two readings: qián (the trigram for heaven, as in 乾坤) and gān (dry, the traditional form of 干). In simplified Chinese, 干 replaced 乾 for the 'dry' meaning, but 乾 is still used for the trigram meaning.

Stroke Order

乾 qián