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<WL>敢 [gǎn] dare; 勇敢 bold/brave/courageous@@; (HDZ:) 勇于进取, 有勇气, 有胆量 (勇敢, 果敢); … | <WL>敢 [gǎn] dare; 勇敢 bold/brave/courageous@@; (HDZ:) 勇于进取, 有勇气, 有胆量 (勇敢, 果敢); … | ||
| − | The character 敢 gǎn ‘bold/dare’ is an old (隶书) abbrev. of the older form 𢼿(𣪏), replacing the left-side upper part 彐(爪) with a single stroke 乛, and replacing the left-side lower part 冃 (冒) with 耳; usage here of 耳 specified the sense as in (谦词) 敢请 gǎnqǐng ‘if one may be so bold as to ask’ (cf. 聼/聽). | + | The character 敢 gǎn ‘bold/dare’ is an old (隶书) abbrev. of the older form 𢼿(𣪏), replacing the left-side upper part 彐(爪) with a single stroke 乛 (1st stroke of 彐), and replacing the left-side lower part 冃 (冒 mào ‘risk’) with 耳 ěr ‘ear’; usage here of 耳 specified the sense as in (谦词) 敢请 gǎnqǐng ‘if one may be so bold as to ask’ (cf. 聼/聽). |
| − | The Shuōwén Seal form of 敢(𠭖𢽿) gǎn ‘bold/resolute (in pursuit of objectives)’ (进取) combines 𠬪() biào ‘give/deliver/exchange’ (bargain/haggle, resolutely), and 古() gǔ (phonosemantic); formerly | + | The Shuōwén Seal form of 敢(𠭖𢽿) gǎn ‘bold/resolute (in pursuit of daring objectives)’ (进取) combines 𠬪() biào ‘give/deliver/exchange’ (bargain/haggle, resolutely), and 古() gǔ (phonosemantic); formerly wr. 𢽤(), and also 敢(𣪏𢼿) with 冃() as in 冒() mào ‘offend/rashly’ (instead of 古); the bold/rash replace the old/traditional methods with new/innovative ways, the courageous stick with the tried and true. |
Compare: 酤(), 故(), 居(), 固(), 辜(), 胡(). | Compare: 酤(), 故(), 居(), 固(), 辜(), 胡(). | ||
Note: (诗) (蝃蝀) 蝃蝀在東、莫之敢指 “There is a rainbow in the east, And no one dares to point to it.” (Legge) | Note: (诗) (蝃蝀) 蝃蝀在東、莫之敢指 “There is a rainbow in the east, And no one dares to point to it.” (Legge) | ||
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