qián

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See also qiān, qiǎn, and qiàn

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qián (form of qian2 with diacritic)

  1. :
  2. : dry; first hexagram; warming principle of the sun, penetrating and fertilizing, heavenly generative principle (male)
  3. :
  4. : in front, forward; preceding
  5. : star
  6. :
  7. :
  8. :
  9. : to clamp, tie down or pin down
  10. : to bear on the shoulders
  11. : carry
  12. : certain thing or person
  13. :
  14. :
  15. : river in Shaanxi; murky torrent
  16. : gradually
  17. :
  18. : name of a river in Henan
  19. , : hide; hidden, secret, latent
  20. : hide, conceal, secrete; hidden
  21. :
  22. :
  23. :
  24. : smoke, fumes; tobacco, opium
  25. : burn; light fire, ignite
  26. : reheat food
  27. :
  28. : run fast, flee; rush about; run
  29. : rank, grade; wait; equal; 'etc.'
  30. : tweezers, pliers, tongs, pincers
  31. :
  32. : a county in Henan; the rising and dashing of waves
  33. :
  34. : kind of bramble
  35. : act with reverence; reverent
  36. : pursue, follow; expel, drive away
  37. : lock, latch; stamp, seal
  38. : pincers, pliers, tongs
  39. : money, currency, coins
  40. : money, currency, coins
  41. :
  42. : lock, latch; stamp, seal
  43. : money, currency, coins
  44. : pincers, pliers, tongs; to compress
  45. :
  46. :
  47. : big iron pot, caldron
  48. :
  49. : black; Guizhou
  50. :