敢 — Chinese character
敢
gǎn
bold, brave; to dare, to venture
- Pinyin
- gǎn
- Radical
- 66 ⽁ (Rap)
- Strokes
- 12
- Components
- 耳 攵
- Formation
- ideographic — A hand with a stick 攵 striking a beast 耳
- Japanese
- 敢 as a kanji
Common words with 敢
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 勇敢 | yǒng gǎn | brave; courageous |
| 敢于 (敢於) | gǎn yú | to have the courage to do sth; to dare to |
| 胆敢 (膽敢) | dǎn gǎn | to dare (negative connotation); to have the audacity to (do sth) |
| 竟敢 | jìng gǎn | to have the impertinence; to have the cheek to |
| 果敢 | guǒ gǎn | courageous; resolute and daring |
| 敢死队 (敢死隊) | gǎn sǐ duì | suicide squad; kamikaze unit |
| 敢情 | gǎn qing | actually; as it turns out |
| 敢言 | gǎn yán | to be bold enough to speak out |
| 不敢当 (不敢當) | bù gǎn dāng | lit. I dare not (accept the honor); fig. I don't deserve your praise; you flatter me |
| 岂敢 (豈敢) | qǐ gǎn | how could one dare?; I don't deserve such praise |
| 不敢苟同 | bù gǎn gǒu tóng | to beg to differ (idiom) |
| 敢作敢为 (敢作敢為) | gǎn zuò gǎn wéi | (idiom) to stop at nothing; to dare to do anything |
English words written with 敢
敢 in the Chinese classics
Occurrences: Tao Te Ching 10 · Analects 23 · Art of War 2 · Mencius 46 · Zhuangzi 66 · Doctrine of the Mean 4
- Tao Te Ching Chapter 3
- Tao Te Ching Chapter 30
- Tao Te Ching Chapter 64
- Tao Te Ching Chapter 67
- Tao Te Ching Chapter 69
- Tao Te Ching Chapter 73
- Tao Te Ching Chapter 74
- Analects 5.8
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