gǎn HSK3

to dare

  • edit character approved — "fixed strokes for traditional variant" by Peter Olson
    Stroke fragments (traditional)
    • Component 1: 1-3
    • Component 2: 4-8
    • Component 3: 9-12

    Changed: fragments (trad)

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  • edit character approved — "Added note" by Prismcool
    Components
    • Iconic
      • hint: Depicts a hand holding a hunting weapon. 攵 is a component form of 攴. Depicts a hand holding a hunting weapon.

    Changed: components

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  • edit character approved — "Added sources " by Prismcool
    Sources

    Changed: sources

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  • edit character approved — "Added etymology " by Prismcool
    Hint
    Phonosemantic compound. 爭 represents the meaning and 甘 represents the sound. Depicts a hand holding a hunting weapon (攵) catching a wild boar (豕). 甘 represents the sound. Based on the original meaning "to hunt; to pursue". The meaning later shifted to "brave" and "to dare".
    Original meaning
    to hunt; to pursue
    Components
    • + Iconic Depicts a wild boar.
    • + Iconic Depicts a hand holding a hunting weapon.
    • - Meaning
    Stroke fragments (simplified)
    • Component 1: 1-2,8-11 1-2
    • Component 3: 8-11
    Sources

    Changed: hint, original meaning, components, sources, strokes (simp), fragments (simp), images

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  • edit character approved — "verify" by Peter Olson
    Components
    • + Meaning
    • - Iconic
    • - Iconic
    Sources

    Changed: verified, components, sources

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