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騫
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骞
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hold

HSK 10
Human →Body
qiān
ケン
건
A soldier 宀 mounting a horse 马
Components
Traditional (騫)
宀 roof+ 馬 horse =
騫 hold
宀 Meaning component
mián roof
馬 Meaning component
horse
Simplified (骞)
宀 roof+ 马 steed =
骞 raise
宀 Meaning component
mián roof
马 Meaning component
mǎ steed
horse
Notes
Similar Characters
字 character宄 a traitor宅 residence宇 eaves完 finish宏 magnificent宓 silent宕 stone quarry宗 religion官 bureaucrat宙 universe定 settle on宛 winding实 real (simp)宠 concubine (simp)审 investigate (simp)客 guest宣 proclaim室 room宥 pardon
Historical Evolution
Seal Shuowen (~100 AD)
Seal
Shuowen (~100 AD)
Clerical Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)
Clerical
Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)
Clerical Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)
Clerical
Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)
Clerical Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)
Clerical
Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)
骞
Regular
Modern
Chinese
骞 / 騫 [qiān]
defective; raise
Example Sentences
CHINESE WORDS (1)
张骞 [Zhāng​Qiān] #45,107
Zhang Qian (-114 BC), Han dynasty explorer of 2nd century BC