騫

Information about character(s)

Radical: 馬
Radical Strokes: 10
Additional Strokes: 10
Total Strokes: 20
Simplified Form: 骞

Pronunciation

Pinyin: qiān, jiǎn
Cantonese: hin1
JapaneseKun: KAKERU SOKONAU AYAMARU
JapaneseOn: KEN
Korean: KEN

Dictionary definitions

Unicode: raise, hold high; fly, soar

CE-Dict: defective/raise

21 Century bidirectional dictionary: 1.to raise high; to uplift
2.to soar; to fly; to rise
3.to pull up
4.frightened

說文解字 - Shuowen: 《馬部》騫馬腹縶也。从馬，寒省聲。

康熙字典文字版 【亥集上】【馬字部】騫
【廣韻】丘乾切【集韻】【韻會】丘虔切【正韻】苦堅切，𠀤音愆。【說文】馬腹縶也。【徐曰】馬腹病。　又虧也。【詩·小雅】如南山之壽，不騫不崩。【前漢·鼂錯傳】外無騫污之名。　又輕儇躁進貌。【柳宗元·乞巧文】沓沓騫騫。　又姓。【風俗通】漢金城騫包。又唐有侍中騫味道。　又【五音集韻】怯建切，攐去聲。義同。　又【集韻】九件切，音蹇。駑也。○按鶱、騫二字音訓不同，以字書正之，鶱音掀，从鳥，註飛貌。騫音愆，从馬，註馬病。又虧也。文人相承，以騫爲掀舉之義，押人先韻，非也。

CF-Dict: déficit/léger