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乾
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qián
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old variant of 乾 qián
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乾
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qián
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- one of the Eight Trigrams 八卦 bāguà, symbolizing heaven
- male principle
- ☰
- ancient Chinese compass point: 315° (northwest)
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乾
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gān
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- dry
- dried food
- empty; hollow
- taken in to nominal kinship; adoptive; foster
- futile; in vain
- (dialect) rude; blunt
- (dialect) to cold-shoulder
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乾
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qián
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variant of 乾 qián
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期
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qī
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- variant of 期 qī
- period
- cycle
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期
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qī
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- a period of time
- phase
- stage
- classifier for issues of a periodical, courses of study
- time
- term
- period
- to hope
- Taiwan pr. qí
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期
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jī
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- (historical, obsolete) short for 期服 (“mourning garment worn for one year following the death of a senior family member; yearlong period of mourning”)
- (obsolete) whole year; entire month; one-year anniversary
- short for 期服 (“mourning garment worn for one year following the death of a senior family member; yearlong period of mourning”)
- whole year; entire month; one-year anniversary
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