乾

qián

Definitions

1. one of the Eight Trigrams 八卦[bā guà], symbolizing heaven
2. male principle
3. ☰
4. ancient Chinese compass point: 315° (northwest)

Example Sentences

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乾 杯!

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Words Containing 乾

• 乾嘉三大家 qián jiā sān dà jiā: 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
• 乾坤 qián kūn: yin and yang; heaven and earth; the universe
• 乾安 qián ān: Qian'an county in Songyuan 松原, Jilin
• 乾安县 qián ān xiàn: Qian'an county in Songyuan 松原, Jilin
• 乾旦 qián dàn: male actor playing the female role (Chinese opera)
• 乾县 qián xiàn: Qian County in Xianyang 咸陽|咸阳[xián yáng], Shaanxi
• 乾陵 qián líng: 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
• 乾隆 qián lóng: 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
• 康乾宗迦峰 kāng qián zōng jiā fēng: Kachenjunga (Himalayan peak)
• 扭转乾坤 niǔ zhuǎn qián kūn: lit. to upend heaven and earth (idiom)
• 旋乾转坤 xuán qián zhuǎn kūn: lit. overturning heaven and earth (idiom); earth-shattering
• 朝乾夕惕 zhāo qián xī tì: cautious and diligent all day long (idiom)
• 竺乾 zhú qián: Buddha (archaic)
• 萧乾 xiāo qián: Xiao Qian (1910-1999), Mongolian-born, Cambridge-educated journalist active during Second World War in Europe, subsequently famous author and translator