Memory phrase for the character: 敢

敢

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Meaning

to dare, daring, brave

Pronunciation

gǎn

Explanation

 Left: one 乛, ear 耳, right: strike, hit 攵/攴 (hand 又 with a stick 卜)

Mnemonic
 
One (slap) on the ear: how daring!

Radicals

敢 dare
乛 something ???
耳 earShows the picture of an ear (auricle / pinna)
攴 rap, strikeShows originally a hand 又 with a whip 卜. It is usually simplified to 攵. Other radicals with a hand are: 又寸廾爫手扌彐右及尹君聿隶兼殳




 Vocabulary

不敢 bù gǎn  not dare to
勇敢 yǒng gǎn  brave; courageous
岂敢 qǐ gǎn  how could one dare?; I don't deserve such praise
岂敢 qǐ gǎn  

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