乾

qián

one of the Eight Trigrams 八卦 (bā guà), symbolizing heaven; male principle

Variant forms 乹 / 亁

Meaning

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乾旦qiándànmale actor playing the female role (Chinese opera)
乾坤qiánkūnyin and yang; heaven and earth; the universe
康乾盛世kāngqiánshèngshìbooming and golden age of Qing dynasty (from Kang Xi to Qian Long emperors)
扭转乾坤niǔzhuǎnqiánkūnlit. to upend heaven and earth (idiom)
旋乾转坤xuánqiánzhuǎnkūnlit. overturning heaven and earth (idiom); earth-shattering
朝乾夕惕zhāoqiánxītìcautious and diligent all day long (idiom)
乾县QiánXiànQian County in Xianyang 咸阳 (Xián yáng), Shaanxi
乾陵QiánlíngQianling 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Qiánlóngthe Qianlong era
萧乾XiāoQiánXiao Qian (1910-1999), Mongolian-born, Cambridge-educated journalist active during Second World War in Europe, subsequently famous author and translator
竺乾ZhúqiánBuddha (archaic)
乾安县QiánānXiànQian'an, a county in Songyuan City 松原市 (Sōng yuán Shì), Jilin