 | 艮 | ||
| seventh of eight diagrams | |||
| Radical | 艮 | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Strokes (without radical) | 0 | Total Strokes | 6 |
| Mandarin reading | gèn gěn hén | Cantonese reading | gan3 |
| Japanese on reading | kon | Japanese kun reading | ushitora |
| Korean reading | kan | Vietnamese reading | cấn |
|
| 艮 | ||
| seventh of eight diagrams | |||
| Radical | 艮 | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Strokes (without radical) | 0 | Total Strokes | 6 |
| Mandarin reading | gèn gěn hén | Cantonese reading | gan3 |
| Japanese on reading | kon | Japanese kun reading | ushitora |
| Korean reading | kan | Vietnamese reading | cấn |
| 艮 | [ gěn ] blunt, tough, chewy |
| 艮 | [ gèn ] one of the Eight Trigrams 八卦[ba1 gua4], symbolizing mountain, ☶, ancient Chinese compass point: 45° (northeast) |
| ⇒ 儒艮 | [ rú gèn ] dugong |
| ⇒ 勃艮第 | [ bó gěn dì ] Burgundy (Bourgogne), kingdom during medieval period, now region of France |