gàn

technical
literary

Meaning of

绀 means dark reddish-purple; violet black; a color tinged with red. Pronounced gàn.

  • dark reddish-purple; violet black; a color tinged with red

Character Info

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Definitions & Examples

chuān穿
zhe
tiáo
gàn
de
qún
zi
 

She is wearing a dark reddish-purple dress.

Zhè
zhǒng
chuán
tǒng
rǎn
liào
rǎn
chū
piào
liang
de
gàn
 

This traditional dye can produce a beautiful violet-black color.

zhōng
cháng
yòng
 
gàn
qīng
 
lái
xíng
róng
tiān
kōng
de
yán
 

Ancient texts often use '绀青' (gàn qīng) to describe the color of the sky.