Chinese symbol for “dare”
敢
gǎn
to dare; daring; (polite) may I venture
The closest CC-CEDICT match for dare is 敢 (gǎn), defined as: to dare; daring; (polite) may I venture.
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Characters and stroke order
Other Chinese words for “dare”
Related words
Other words that share a character 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 |
See also: Japanese symbol for “dare”.
Data: CC-CEDICT (CC BY-SA 4.0); Unihan Database (Unicode License v3); Make Me a Hanzi (Arphic Public License (graphics.txt); LGPL-3.0-or-later (dictionary.txt)); wordfreq (CC BY-SA 4.0 (data)). Retrieved 2026-10-22.