| 138 | 艮 | 6 | 艮 | gän | gèn | Kangxi radical 138; seventh
of eight diagrams.⁸ one of the Eight Trigrams 八卦 Bāt-gä Bāguà, symbolizing Mountain, The Still; ☶.⁸⁰ Gen surname. <又> ngïn. (See 艮 ngïn.) |
gan2 | 4105 | ||
| 138 | 艮 | 6 | 艮 | ngïn | gěn | <topo.> (of food)
tough, leathery; straightforward, forthright, blunt.⁵ 艮萝卜不好吃[艮蘿蔔不好吃] ngïn-lõ-bàk būt-hāo-hëk gěnluóbobùhǎochī (hard to chew) tough turnip is not good to eat. <又> gän. (See 艮 gän.) |
ngin2 | 11949 | ||
| 138 | 艮 | 7 | 良 | lẽng | liáng | good, fine; instinctive,
inborn, innate; very, very much; good people. 良弼 lẽng-bìt liángbì excellent assistant; wise aide.⁶ 良久 lẽng-giū liángjiǔ <wr.> a good while, a long time. 良好 lẽng-hāo liánghǎo good, well, desirable. 良种[良種] lẽng-jūng liángzhǒng improved variety; fine breed. 良朋 lẽng-pãng liángpéng good friend.⁵ 良朋益友 lẽng-pãng-yēik-yiû liángpéngyìyǒu virtuous companions and worthy friends.¹⁰ 良书乃益友[良書乃益友] lẽng-sï-nâi-yēik-yiû liángshū nǎi yìyǒu a good book is a great friend.⁵⁴ 良辰美景 lẽng-sĩn-mî-gēin liángchénměijǐng fine moment and beautiful scene.⁶ 良心 lẽng-xïm liángxīn conscience. 良心未泯 lẽng-xïm-mì-mêin liángxīnwèimǐn not totally heartless; still having a shred of conscience.¹⁰ 良师益友[良師益友] lẽng-xü-yēik-yiû liángshīyìyǒu good teacher and helpful friend. 良药苦口[良藥苦口] lẽng-yêk-fū-hēo liángyàokǔkǒu good medicine tastes bitter; bitter pills have wholesome effects.⁶ 良窳 lẽng-yî liángyǔ good and bad.⁸ <台> 良瓜 or 凉瓜[涼瓜] lẽng-gä bitter melon. |
leng3 | 9594 | ||
| 138 | 艮 | 17 | 艱 | 艰 | gän | jiān | difficult, hard, trying,
laborious; mourning for one's parents.⁷ (variant: 囏 gän jiān). (See 囏 gän). 艰苦[艱苦] gän-fū jiānkǔ arduous; difficult; hard; tough.⁵ 艰苦备尝[艱苦備嘗] gän-fū-bì-sẽng jiānkǔbèicháng to have suffered untold hardships; to go through all the hardship.⁹ 艰苦奋斗[艱苦奮鬥] gän-fū-fûn-ēo jiānkǔfèndòu to work diligently in spite of difficulties. 艰苦朴素[艱苦樸素] gän-fū-pōk-xü jiānkǔpǔsù hard work and plain living.⁵ 艰涩[艱澀] gän-gëp jiānsè involved and abstruse (writing); hard to traverse (roads); bitter and harsh (food).⁵⁴ 艰钜[艱鉅] or 艰巨[艱巨] gän-guì jiānjù hard; difficult; arduous; laborious; formidable.⁷ 艰险[艱險] gän-hēm jiānxiǎn or 艰危[艱危] gän-nguĩ jiānwēi difficult and dangerous.⁷ 艰贞[艱貞] gän-jëin jiānzhēn fortitude under trying conditions.⁷ 艰阻[艱阻] gän-jū jiānzǔ troublesome obstacles.⁷ 艰困[艱困] gän-kün jiānkùn difficult.⁷ 艰难[艱難] gän-nãn jiānnán difficulty; distress; hardship.⁷ 艰深[艱深] gän-sïm jiānshēn abstruse; difficult.⁷ 艰辛[艱辛] gän-xïn jiānxīn arduous; laborious; difficult.⁷ |
gan2 | 4106 |