敢 gǎn — dare, brave · English

敢

gǎn

dare, brave

At a glance · 敢

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Evolution of the glyph

Five stages, from a sketch of the real object to regular script — tap a stage, drag the timeline, or play the animation.

Object sketchBefore writing · drawing what was seen
Oracle boneShang dynasty · c. 1300–1046 BCE
Seal scriptQin dynasty · 221–206 BCE
Clerical scriptHan dynasty · 206 BCE–220 CE
Regular scriptWei–Jin to Tang · c. 3rd–9th century CE

Object sketchBefore writing · drawing what was seenOracle boneShang dynasty · c. 1300–1046 BCESeal scriptQin dynasty · 221–206 BCEClerical scriptHan dynasty · 206 BCE–220 CERegular scriptWei–Jin to Tang · c. 3rd–9th century CE

敢字小篆从又从甘从𠬝，会意为勇于进取，本义为胆敢、敢于。甲骨文象手猎兽之形。

What the sketch shows

Origins & notes

敢本义为胆敢、有勇气做。

Structure

会意字，从又（手）从豕（猎）等，表示勇于进击。

At a glance

Pinyingǎn

Radical攵

Strokes12

UnicodeU+6562

Character type会意

Theme状态

Six languages, one character

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English dare, brave Gan is an associative character meaning to dare and be bold.

Français oser, brave Gan est un caractère associatif signifiant oser et être brave.

Español osar, valiente Gan es un carácter asociativo que significa osar y ser valiente.

العربية يجرؤ، شجاع غان حرف تركيبي يعني الإقدام والجرأة.

Русский сметь, смелый Гань — ассоциативный знак, означающий сметь и быть смелым.

Common words

勇敢yǒng gǎnbrave
敢于gǎn yúdare to

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