Character

敢

gǎn HSK 4

敢 gǎn HSK 4

1. courageous; bold
2. dare to; have the courage to do something
3. be confident in making a judgment
4. perhaps; could it be that
5. (lit.) polite word for making a bold request
6. a surname

Words using 敢 as gǎn (3)

1 勇敢 yǒng gǎn — brave HSK 4
- 勇 courage, bravery
- 敢 dare, boldness
Example

这个士兵非常勇敢。

zhè ge shì bīng fēi cháng yǒng gǎn

This soldier is very brave.
2 敢于 gǎn yú — dare to HSK 5
- 敢 dare, have courage
- 于 grammatical particle linking to the action (similar to 'to')
Example

他敢于面对困难。

tā gǎn yú miàn duì kùn nán

He dares to face difficulties.
3 不敢当 bù gǎn dāng — I don't deserve it; you flatter me HSK 7
- 不 not (negation)
- 敢 dare (courage or right to do something)
- 当 accept, bear (praise or honor)
Example

不敢当，这都是大家的功劳。

bù gǎn dāng zhè dōu shì dà jiā de gōng láo

I don't deserve it, this is everyone's achievement.

Structure & writing

敢 gǎn — courageous; bold

敢 is a component in 1 characters

HSK 7

憨 hān foolish; idiotic

敢 is an atomic character — it does not decompose further.

Stroke order