Ian_Lee Posted October 25, 2005 at 09:11 PM Report Posted October 25, 2005 at 09:11 PM I would say I am very confused about this character: 乾. It can be used as "dry" in 乾燥 (干燥). Or it can be used as "male and female" in 乾坤. Somebody corrects me if I am wrong -- I recall my teacher told me that it should be two separate characters -- one with the extra horizontal stroke in the middle of the left radical. Are there two characters or just one character (according to Dictionary it looks like there is only one)? Quote
HashiriKata Posted October 25, 2005 at 09:53 PM Report Posted October 25, 2005 at 09:53 PM Are there two characters or just one character (according to Dictionary it looks like there is only one)?My brief look 's led to the same result: one character. Quote
laohu489 Posted October 25, 2005 at 10:19 PM Report Posted October 25, 2005 at 10:19 PM If you are talking about simplified use it is pretty easy, at least as I understand it. If the character is pronounced qian， then it is for use in names and is the name of the first 八卦. If it is gan1, than it is needs to be simplified. When it is used to refer to male, i would assume that it is because the first 八卦 means "male" There is a gan1 (but i can't reproduce it electronically) that is 乾 with the 3 points of water radical. This means to dessicate or to dry. Does this help? It would help if i knew if you were talking about simplified or tradtional though. Quote
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