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| Simplified Chinese version |
| 敢 U+6562 |  Seal script |  Jinwen |  Jianbo | 𠭖 Semantic variant | 𢽤 Semantic variant | 𣪏 Semantic variant |
| Radical: | 攴+ 8 strokes = 12 strokes total. |
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| References: | Guangyun: p.332#21 Kangxi: p.472#26 Cihai: p.605r4c02 GSR: 607.a Hanyu: v2,p1463#09 |
| Composition: | Component of: 㒈 阚 𭅞 㜟 𠪚 𠣽 𫶔 㦑 㺖 𭗐 𡪯 䧩 啖 𢕭 𡑒 撖 澉 橄 𣊟 憨 [More] |
| Mandarin: | gǎn ㄍㄢˇ |
| Cantonese: | gam2 |
| Tang reconstruction: | *gɑ̌m |
| Guangyun: | 《广韵·上声·敢·敢》敢：勇也，犯也。《说文》作𠭖进取也。古览切，七。 |
| Kangxi: | 《康熙字典·攴部·八》敢：〔古文〕𠭖𢽤𣪏《广韵》《集韵》《韵会》《正韵》𠀤古览切，音䇞。《说文》进取也。《九经字样》𠭖从𠬪。𠬪，上下相付持也。隷变作敢。《书·益稷》谁敢不让，敢不敬应。又《盘庚》敢恭生生。《疏》有人果敢奉用进进于善言，好善不倦也。又《仪礼·士虞礼》敢用洁牲刚鬣。《注》敢，冒昧之辞。《疏》凡言敢者，皆是以𤰞触尊，不自明之意。又《博雅》敢，衂也。《广韵》勇也，犯也。《增韵》忍爲也。 |
| Fanqie: | 古览 (《广韵·上声·敢·敢》) |
| Unihan definition: | to dare, venture; bold, brave |
Example usage
| 《论语·公冶长》: | 对曰：“赐也何敢望回。” |
| Zi Gong replied, "How dare I compare myself with Hui?" | |
| 《孟子·万章下》: | 万章曰：“敢问不见诸侯，何义也？” |
| Wan Zhang said, 'I venture to ask what principle of righteousness is involved in a scholar's not going to see the princes?' | |
| 《礼记·投壶》: | 宾曰：“子有旨酒嘉肴，某既赐矣，又重以乐，敢辞。” |
| The guest says, 'I have partaken, Sir, of your excellent drink and admirable viands; allow me to decline this further proposal for my pleasure.' | |
| 《孝经·谏诤》: | 敢问子从父之令，可谓孝乎？ |
| I would venture to ask if (simple) obedience to the orders of one's father can be pronounced filial piety. | |
| 《扬子法言》: | 敢问质。 |
| The other said: May I dare ask about zhi? | |
| 《墨子·经上》: | 勇，志之所以敢也。 |
| Yong (courage) is that by which intent is daring. | |
| 《庄子·齐物论》: | 子游曰：“敢问其方。” |
| Zi-You said, 'I venture to ask from you a description of all these.' | |
| 《道德经》: | 使夫1知者不敢为也。 |
| And where there are those who have knowledge, to keep them from presuming to act (on it). | |
| 《商君书·垦令》: | 上壹则信，信则官不敢为邪。 |
| If the ruler has system, he will be a man of his word, and being a man of his word, the officials will not dare to commit any depravity. | |
| 《孙子兵法·九地》: | 敢问：“敌众整而将来，待之若何？” |
| If asked how to cope with a great host of the enemy in orderly array and on the point of marching to the attack. | |
| 《荀子·大略》: | 齐人欲伐鲁，忌卞庄子，不敢过卞。 |
| 《说苑·修文》: | 公孟子高见颛孙子莫曰：“敢问君子之礼何如？” |
| 《春秋繁露·竹林》: | 伐鲁，鲁不敢出，击卫，大败之，因得气而无敌国以兴患也。 |
| 《韩诗外传·卷一》: | 于此有絺紘五两，吾不敢以当子身，敢置之水浦。 |
| 《大戴礼记·主言》: | 曾子起曰：“敢问：何谓‘主言’？” |
| 《白虎通德论·爵》: | 谦不敢自专也。 |
| 《新书·修政语下》: | 周成王曰：“敢问治国之道若何？” |
| 《新序·善谋下》: | 衣褐，衣褐见，不敢易。 |
| 《中论·法象》: | 唐尧之帝允恭克让而光被四表，成汤不敢怠遑而奄有九域，文王祗畏而造彼区夏。 |
| 《孔子家语·相鲁》: | 吾两君为好，裔夷之俘，敢以兵乱之，非齐君所以命诸侯也。 |
| 《潜夫论·贤难》: | 今世主之于士也，目见贤则不敢用，耳闻贤则恨不及。 |
| 《论衡·无形》: | 离本真暂变之虫，臣子谨慎，故不敢献。 |
| 《太玄经·毅》: | 阳气方良，毅然敢行，物信其志。 |
| 《风俗通义》: | 予实顽暗，无能述演，岂敢比隆于斯人哉？ |
| 《孔丛子·嘉言》: | 既而夫子闻之，曰：“吾岂敢哉！” |
| 《申鉴·政体》: | 投百金于前，白刃加其身，虽巨跖弗敢掇也。 |
| 《忠经·政理章》: | 惩之以刑，理之下也，则人畏而不敢为非也。 |
| 《新语·无为》: | 民畏其威而从其化，怀其德而归其境，美其治而不敢违其政。 |
| 《独断·卷上》: | 谓之陛下者，群臣与天子言，不敢指斥天子，故呼在陛下者而告之。 |
| 《蔡中郎集·独断》: | 宣帝但起园陵长承奉守，不敢加尊号于祖父也。 |
| 《列子·天瑞》: | 弟子曰：“先生往无反期，弟子敢有所谒。” |
| 《鶡冠子·著希》: | 体虽安之，而弗敢处，然后礼生。 |
| 《文子·道原》: | 是以处上而民不重，居前而人不害，天下归之，奸邪畏之，以其无争于万物也，故莫敢与之争。 |
| 《列仙传·谷春》: | 家发丧行服，犹不敢下钉。 |
| 《鬻子》: | 政曰：昔者文王问于鬻子，敢问人有大忘乎？ |
| 《老子河上公章句》: | 使夫知者不敢为也。 |
| 《韩非子·初见秦》: | 臣敢言之，往者齐南破荆，东破宋，西服秦，北破燕，中使韩、魏，土地广而兵强，战克攻取，诏令天下。 |
| 《申不害·大体》: | 故善为主者，倚于愚，立于不盈，设于不敢，藏于无事，窜端匿疏，示天下无为。 |
| 《慎子·民杂》: | 故曰：君人者，好为善以先下，则下不敢与君争为善以先君矣，皆私其所知以自覆掩，有过，则臣反责君，逆乱之道也。 |
| 《谏逐客书》: | 今乃弃黔首以资敌国，却宾客以业诸侯，使天下之士退而不敢西向，裹足不入秦，此所谓“藉寇兵而赍盗粮”者也。 |
| 《管子·轻重戊》: | 因令人之衡山求买械器，不敢辨其贵贾。 |
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