倝

gàn
noun

Meanings

  1. 1 the radiance of the rising sun; dawn (archaic)

Examples

HSK 7-9
Tā zài yánjiū Cháoxiǎn bàndǎo de lìshǐ.
He is studying the history of the Korean peninsula.

Tips

history
倝 ('sunrise glow') is archaic and not used independently in modern Chinese. It is the 'sun rising through reeds' element behind 朝 (morning / dynasty), 韩 (the surname / Korea), 翰 (writing brush / literary), and 斡 (to turn / mediate).

Components

semantic
龺 gàn
sun rising in the reeds
The left block pictures the sun caught among reeds or banners at daybreak, the core 'dawn radiance' image of 倝.
semantic
人 rén
person; standing figure
The 'person' on the right stands watching the sunrise, completing the dawn scene in 倝.

Stroke Order

倝 gàn