06875 Chinese character of 艮 and pronounce gan3

The Chinese character【艮】that we will explain today is a character that describes geography or personality. It is mainly used for the following meanings:

Direction or stubbornness.

This section provides the pronunciation of the Chinese character.

Mandarin Pinyin of 【艮】:gěn

Cantonese Jyutping of 【艮】:gan3

This introduces some basic knowledge regarding the Chinese character 【艮】︰

Here are some situations where you can use【艮】, for example:Describing geography or character , It means mainly direction or stubbornness .With the depth and complexity of Chinese characters, some refined meanings and specific usages might not be entirely expressed here.

【艮】serves as a standalone word but gains depth when partnered with others to form detailed expressions, like【東北艮、固艮】(Mandarin Pinyin:dōng běi gèn 、gù gèn/ Cantonese Jyutping:dung1 bak1 gan3 、gu3 gan3)

The total stroke number of this character is 6 ,It is an obscure Chinese character that may only be found in ancient texts,Below, you’ll find a sentence connected to this character.:


他以固艮的態度堅持己見。

He stuck to his opinion with a stubborn attitude.


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