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敢
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brave

HSK 3 N1
Communication →Language
gǎn
カン
あ.えて、あ.えない、あ.えず
감
Depicts a hand holding a hunting weapon (攵) catching a wild boar (豕). 甘 represents the sound. Based on the original meaning "to hunt; to pursue". The meaning later shifted to "brave" and "to dare".
Components
豕 boar+ 甘 sweet+ 攵 tap =
敢 brave
豕 Iconic component
shǐ boar
a pig, boar
Depicts a wild boar.
甘 Phonetic component
gān sweet
sweetness
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攵 Iconic component
pū tap
rap, tap
攵 is a component form of 攴. Depicts a hand holding a hunting weapon.
Notes
Similar Characters
甤 drooping圂 pig-sty豢 domestic animals豦 Wild A Wild Boar豩 豪 unrestrained豬 pig (trad)豭 boar豱 彖 a hog彘 swine豖 a shackled pig豚 small pig逐 pursue坩 vessel拑 to clamp柑 Loose-Skinned Tangerine泔 water from washing疳 childhood diseases紺 dark blue (trad/jp)
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Qin dynasty (221-206 BC)
敢
Regular
Modern
Chinese
敢 [gǎn]
to dare; daring; (polite) may I venture
Example Sentences
Japanese Names
敢 あえ
Ae unclassified name
敢 いさお
Isao female given name
敢 いさみ
Isami unclassified name
敢 いさむ
Isamu given name
敢 かん
Kan given name
敢 すすむ
Susumu given name
敢 つよし
Tsuyoshi unclassified name
CHINESE WORDS (44)
勇敢 [yǒng​gǎn] #1,828
brave
敢于 [gǎn​yú] #12,629
to have the courage to do sth
敢于 [gǎn​yú] #12,629
to have the courage to do sth
竟敢 [jìng​gǎn] #8,040
to have the impertinence
胆敢 [dǎn​gǎn] #9,569
to dare (negative connotation)
胆敢 [dǎn​gǎn] #9,569
to dare (negative connotation)
敢情 [gǎn​qing] #27,022
actually
果敢 [guǒ​gǎn] #34,214
courageous
敢死队 [gǎn​sǐ​duì] #18,279
suicide squad
敢死队 [gǎn​sǐ​duì] #18,279
suicide squad
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JAPANESE WORDS (23)
⭐ 儚い [はかない] #6,564
fleeting
⭐ 勇敢 [ゆうかん] #7,681
brave
⭐ 敢えて [あえて] #9,479
purposely (of something needless, unexpected or seemingly counterproductive, etc.)
⭐ 取りあえず [とりあえず] #14,194
first of all
⭐ 果敢 [かかん] #17,603
resolute
⭐ 敢行 [かんこう] #20,923
decisive action
⭐ 敢然 [かんぜん] #37,341
boldly
勇猛果敢 [ゆうもうかかん] #39,612
daring and resolute
儚む [はかなむ] #63,024
to despair of
取るものもとりあえず [とるものもとりあえず] #76,428
without a moment's delay
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KOREAN WORDS (1)
감행
action taken resolutely