敢 gǎn

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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

Type

ideographic

Positional decomposition

⿰⿱？耳攵

Explanation

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

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他们 tā men 虽然 suīrán 很 hěn 勇敢 yǒnggǎn 地 de 努力 nǔlì 抢救 qiǎngjiù , 却 què 没 méi 能 Néng 救 jiù 回 huí 小孩 xiǎo hái 的 de 生命 shēngmìng .

Despite their valiant efforts, they were unable to save the child's life.

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?

东 Dōng 也 Yě 闹 nào 兵 bīng ,西 Xī 也闹兵, 谁 shuí 敢 gǎn 走 zǒu 啊 ā !

But with soldiers to the east and soldiers to the west, who dares go out?

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?

我 wǒ 不 bù 知道 zhīdào 他 tā 是否 shìfǒu 敢 gǎn 试 shì 一试.

I don't know whether he dare try.

Explore 18 words and sayings that include the Chinese character 敢 gǎn in their composition.

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Simplified	Meaning	Traditional
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