干
gan1Mathews: 3211
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Concordance & Context (1 occurrences)
1st Line★
(the) shore(line), (river)bank; shelter
鴻漸于干，小子厲，有言，無咎。
The wild geese advance by degrees to the shoreline
The little fledgling* is struggling
There will be criticism
But not blame
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Homophones (gan)
甘gan1sweet, (too) easy; complacent, indulgent (ly)乾gan1(to be) creative, vigorous, energetic, potent, dynamic, constant, enduring, lasting; dry, clean; exhausted; heavenly; (a, the) creation, initiative, authority, sovereignty, design, cogency, autonomy, command, energy, diligence, persistence, endurance, mastery, genius, higher order, higher purpose, calling, vocation, enduring activity, lasting vigor, dynamic living, dragonhood; heaven; warmth of the sun; vigorous appearance; (a, the) male, gang or yang principle; (to) create, initiate, design, author, master, persist, endure (s, ed, ing); creation’s, creativity’s; gan, (to be) dry, dried敢gan3presume(ption)(s), dare, make (ing) bold感gan3moved, excited, stimulated, touched (by)幹gan4correct, attend to, repair, rectify (ing)贛gan4from a Gan River gorge (Jiangxi Province) ?
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