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gan3Mathews: 3229
Dictionary Definition
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Concordance & Context (1 occurrences)
Xiang Zhuan★
presume(ption)(s), dare, make (ing) bold
山下有火，賁。君子以明庶政，無敢折獄。
At the foot of the mountain is flame
Adornment
The noble young one, accordingly, clarifies numerous policies*
But does not presume to execute justice
Stats: 66+8Hapax Legomenon
Homophones (gan)
干gan1(the) shore(line), (river)bank; shelter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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