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Meaning of 艮

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艮Polyphone (多音字)
Total strokes: 6; Radical: 艮
Character Formation:
  • ⿸ Surround from upper left
    Similar Characters: 貝 吴
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    1
    Pinyin: gěn
    English Definition:blunt; tough; chewy
    Example Words:
    勃艮第 bó gěn dì Burgundy (Bourgogne), kingdom during medieval period, now region of France
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    2
    Pinyin: gèn
    English Definition:one of the Eight Trigrams 八卦 , symbolizing mountain; ☶; ancient Chinese compass point: 45° (northeast)
    Chinese Definition:
    ①八卦之一,代表山。
    ②古代指时辰:“若依然葬书,多用乾、艮二时,并是近半夜,此即文与礼违。”
    ③指东北方:艮维。
    ④姓氏。

    Example Words:
    儒艮 rú gèn dugong
    艮苦冰凉 gèn kǔ bīng liáng stark poverty; great misery; ruthless; relentless; merciless (idiom)
    More:艮* | *艮 | *艮*
    Example Sentences
    1
    他说的话太艮
    。
    He put it too sharply.
    2
    你们有
    1978年
    份的勃艮地红酒吗
    ?
    Do you have Red Burgundy 1978?
    3
    仅由斯氏海牛构成的懦艮科的一个属
    。
    A genus of the family Dugongidae comprising only Steller's sea cow .
    4
    彳艮幸运
    ,
    那天天气晴朗
    ,
    我们看到了日出
    。
    We were lucky that it was fine that day and we were able to see the sunrise.
    5
    你居然在大庭广众下用这种谎言侮辱勃艮的皇后
    ?
    You insult the Queen of Burgund in public with these lies?