乾

qián, gān

Radical: 乙 ideographic

Components & Etymology

乾 decomposes into the following components:

龺 乞

Words containing 乾

Common multi-character words and phrases that include 乾.

乾县
qián xiàn
Qian county in Xiányáng 咸陽|咸阳[Xian2 yang2], Shǎnxī 陝西|陕西
乾坤
qián kūn
Heaven and earth
乾安
qián ān
Qian'an county in Songyuan 松原, Jilin
乾旦
qián dàn
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 or Ch'ien-lung, emperor of the Qing dynasty, reigned sixty years (1735-1796)
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
乾安县
qián ān xiàn
Qian'an county in Songyuan 松原, Jilin
康乾盛世
kāng qián shèng shì
booming and golden age of Qing dynasty (from Kang Xi to Qian Long emperors)
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)

Related characters (radical 乙)

Characters that share the radical 乙.

乙 九 乞 乶 氹

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