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艮 has 2 dictionary pronunciations. The examples show how each reading behaves in real words.
blunt; tough; chewy
one of the Eight Trigrams 八卦[ba1 gua4], symbolizing mountain; ☶; ancient Chinese compass point: 45° (northeast)
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very, quite, much
Left-right structureheel
Left-right structureeyelet, hole, opening
Left-right structureroot, basis, foundation
Left-right structureto dislike, to hate, to resent
Left-right structureto retreat, to step back, to withdraw
Lower-left enclosuresilver
Left-right structurevicious, fierce, cruel
Left-right structureDefinitions and traditional forms are compiled from Make Me a Hanzi, HSK curriculum data, and CC-CEDICT. Sourced example sentences link to Tatoeba; editorial examples are labeled separately. Review data sources and licenses.