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敢 gǎn

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敢 gǎn Meaning

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Pīnyīn Pronunciation
gǎn | gan3
English translation
to dare
daring
(polite) may I venture
bold, brave; to dare, to venture

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About 敢 gǎn

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HSK level

4

Number of strokes

11

Traditional form

敢 gǎn

Contains the radical

攵 pū

Part of speech

Verb / 动词 dòng cí Dòngcí

Learning hint

A hand with a stick 攵 pū striking a beast 耳 ěr

Etymology of 敢 gǎn

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Type

ideographic

Positional decomposition

⿰⿱？耳攵

Explanation

Phonosemantic compound. 爭 zhēng represents the meaning and 甘 Gān represents the sound.

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Example sentences using 敢 gǎn

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你 nǐ 敢 gǎn 逃避 táobì 洗 xǐ 碗 wǎn 碟 dié !

Don't you dare try and get out of the washing - up!

刚才 gāngcái 打电话 dǎdiànhuà 的 de 敢情 gǎn qing 是 shì 小王的 de 姐姐 jiějie 呀 ya !

So it was Xiao Wang's elder sister who called just now.

他 tā 大 dà 夸 kuā 而 ér 特夸自己 zìjǐ 很 hěn 勇敢 yǒnggǎn , 但 dàn 一 yī 遇到 yùdào 危险 wēixiǎn ,他 tā 就 jiù 显得 xiǎnde 胆怯 dǎnqiè .

He boasted a lot about his courage, but when danger came he showed the white feather.

这年 头儿 tóu r 谁 shuí 敢 gǎn 下乡 xià xiāng 去 qù 收 shōu 租 zū 米 Mǐ !

" Who dares go down into the villages for rent these days?

当 dāng 他 tā 像 xiàng 狮子 Shīzǐ 般 bān 地 de 咆哮 páo xiào 时 shí ,谁 shuí 敢 gǎn 和 hé 他 tā 顶嘴 dǐng zuǐ ?

Who dares to answer back when he roars like a lion?

Words with 敢 gǎn

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FrequencySimplifiedMeaningTraditional
敢 gǎn to dare敢 gǎn
勇敢 yǒnggǎn brave勇敢 yǒnggǎn
敢于 gǎn yú to dare to敢於
竟敢 jìng gǎn to have the impertinence竟敢 jìng gǎn
胆敢 dǎn gǎn to dare (negative connotation)膽敢
敢情 gǎn qing actually敢情 gǎn qing
果敢 guǒ gǎn courageous果敢 guǒ gǎn
敢死队 gǎn sǐ duì suicide squad敢死隊
不敢当 bùgǎndāng you flatter me不敢當
岂敢 qǐ gǎn how could one dare?豈敢
不敢苟同 bù gǎn gǒu tóng to beg to differ (idiom)不敢苟同 bù gǎn gǒu tóng
敢为人先 gǎn wéi rén xiān to dare to be first敢為人先
敢作敢为 gǎn zuò gǎn wéi to stop at nothing (idiom)敢作敢為
敢作敢当 gǎn zuò gǎn dāng the buck stops here敢作敢當
愧不敢当 kuì bù gǎn dāng You flatter me too much.愧不敢當
敢怒而不敢言 gǎn nù ér bù gǎn yán unable to voice objections敢怒而不敢言 gǎn nù ér bù gǎn yán
不敢越雷池一步 bù gǎn yuè Léi chí yī bù dare not go one step beyond the prescribed limit不敢越雷池一步 bù gǎn yuè Léi chí yī bù
未敢苟同 wèi gǎn gǒu tóng can't agree with未敢苟同 wèi gǎn gǒu tóng

敢 gǎn Decomposition & Compounds

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敢 gǎn Decomposition

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敢 gǎn Compounds

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  • 敢 gǎn
    • 嚴 yán
      • 玁, 儼 yǎn , 壧, 孍, 巖 yán , 巗, 曮, 欕, 礹, 讝, 釅, 麣 yán
    • 闞 hǎn
      • 矙
    • 橄 gǎn , 憨 hān , 澉 gǎn , 阚 hǎn , 噉, 撖
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