乾
Definitions
- 1. one of the Eight Trigrams 八卦[bā guà], symbolizing heaven
- 2. male principle
- 3. ☰
- 4. ancient Chinese compass point: 315° (northwest)
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1 shown乾 杯!
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Words Containing 乾
Three great poets of the Qianlong and Jiaqing era (1735-1820), namely: Yuan Mei 袁枚, Jiang Shiquan 蔣士銓|蒋士铨 and Zhao Yi 趙翼|赵翼
yin and yang; heaven and earth; the universe
Qian'an county in Songyuan 松原, Jilin
Qian'an county in Songyuan 松原, Jilin
male actor playing the female role (Chinese opera)
Qian County in Xianyang 咸陽|咸阳[xián yáng], Shaanxi
Qianling at Xianyang 咸陽市|咸阳市 in Shaanxi, burial site of third Tang emperor 高宗 and empress Wuzetian 武則天|武则天
Qianlong Emperor (1711-1799), sixth Qing emperor, princely title 寶親王|宝亲王[bǎo qīn wáng], personal name 弘曆|弘历[hóng lì], reigned 1735-1799
Kachenjunga (Himalayan peak)
lit. to upend heaven and earth (idiom)
lit. overturning heaven and earth (idiom); earth-shattering
cautious and diligent all day long (idiom)
Buddha (archaic)
Xiao Qian (1910-1999), Mongolian-born, Cambridge-educated journalist active during Second World War in Europe, subsequently famous author and translator