càn
Pronunciation
Northern
/ka̤ːn˨˩/
Central
/kaːŋ˧˧/
Southern
/kaːŋ˨˩/
rush headlong
Verb
rush headlong
4 senses
Details
4 senses
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Details
4 senses
Verb
Sense 1
Verb
rush headlong
Movement & Transport Actions
The act of moving forward violently and recklessly without exercising any caution or care.
vi Anh ta cứ thế xông càn lên phía trước.
en He just rushed headlong forward.
Sense 2
Verb
raid or attack
The act of attacking or sweeping through an area to eliminate opposing forces.
vi Quân đội đang thực hiện cuộc càn quét.
en The army is conducting a raid.
Noun
Sense 3
Noun
first trigram
The name of the first trigram in the system of eight trigrams in Eastern philosophy.
vi Quẻ Càn tượng trưng cho trời.
en The first trigram represents the sky.
Adjective
Sense 4
Adjective
càn
Form
Chinese characters / chữ Nôm / syllables
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Form
Chinese characters / chữ Nôm / syllables
Chinese characters
Source-aligned
Representative candidate
乾
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