Chinese–English

乾

qián · qian/Qián · qian

Traditional 乹 / 亁

Meaning

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qián 乾

  1. one of the Eight Trigrams 八卦 (bā guà), symbolizing heaven
  2. male principle
  3. ☰
  4. ancient Chinese compass point: 315° (northwest)

Qián 乾

  1. surname Qian

qián 乹

  1. old variant of 乾 (qián)

qián 亁

  1. variant of 乾 (qián)

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