敢 (gǎn) — Chinese Character

敢

gǎn

to dare; daring; (polite) may I venture

Radical: 攵 HSK 3 v, g ideographic

Components & Etymology

敢 decomposes into the following components:

耳攵

Common multi-character words and phrases that include 敢.

勇敢

yǒng gǎn

brave

岂敢

qǐ gǎn

how could one dare?

敢为

gǎn wéi

to dare to do

敢于

gǎn yú

to have the courage to do sth

敢情

gǎn qing

actually

敢言

gǎn yán

敢达

gǎn dá

Gundam, Japanese animation franchise

果敢

guǒ gǎn

courageous

竟敢

jìng gǎn

to have the impertinence

胆敢

dǎn gǎn

to dare (negative connotation)

不敢当

bù gǎn dāng

lit. I dare not (accept the honor)

敢死队

gǎn sǐ duì

Characters that share the radical 攵.

Practice this character with stroke-order training, spaced repetition, and reading passages across all HSK levels.