Meaning
dry; (surname); male; strong; one of the Eight Trigrams
Chinese: 八卦之一，也有干、天等传统含义，人名和地名里也会用到。
Hear the Four Tones
The same syllable “qian” becomes a different word in each tone. 乾 is the 2nd tone. Tap any tone to hear a native voice and see its pitch shape.
Stroke Order
Tap Animate to watch the strokes in order, or Practice to trace it yourself.
Common Words
- 乾旦qián dànmale actor playing the female role (Chinese opera)
- 康乾盛世kāng qián shèng shìbooming and golden age of Qing dynasty (from Kang Xi to Qian Long emperors)
- 朝乾夕惕zhāo qián xī tìcautious and diligent all day long (idiom)
- 乾坤qián kūnyin and yang; heaven and earth; the universe
- 旋乾转坤xuán qián zhuǎn kūnlit. overturning heaven and earth (idiom); earth-shattering; a radical change
More Words
Example Sentence
乾隆是清朝一位有名的皇帝。Qián lóng shì Qīng cháo yì wèi yǒu míng de huáng dì.Qianlong was a famous emperor of the Qing Dynasty.
乾隆Qián lóngthe Qianlong era是shìis清Qīng(of water etc) clear朝cháoimperial or royal court一yìone位wèiposition有名yǒu míngfamous的deof皇帝huáng dìemperor。