艮
Ancient forms
3 forms- Oracle boneShang
- BronzeWestern Zhou
- Small sealQin–Han
- 艮RegularToday
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Meaning
gěn gen3
- blunt
- tough
- chewy
gèn as in 儒艮 gen4
- one of the Eight Trigrams 八卦 bā guà, symbolizing mountain
- ☶
- ancient Chinese compass point: 45° (northeast)
Words with 艮
- 儒艮rúgèndugong
- 勃艮第BógèndìBurgundy (Bourgogne), a medieval kingdom and later a powerful duchy, now a region of France