qiān

骞

Character · Verb · NounTraditional騫

raise high; same as '搴'; surname

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Meanings

3 senses · 6 examples
1.

verb

to raise high; to hold aloft

literary

Archaic or literary usage; rarely used in modern spoken language.

Qiān骞
hé翮
sī思
yuǎn远
zhù翥
 。

(With wings) held high, yearning to soar far.

Zhì志
zài在
qiān骞
jǔ举
 ，
yì意
yù欲
líng凌
yún云
 。

His ambition is to soar high, his wish is to reach the clouds.

2.

verb

to pull up; to pick (same as '搴')

archaic

Used in classical texts as a variant for 搴 (qiān), meaning to pluck or lift up. Not used in modern language in this sense.

Qiān骞
wéi帷
ér而
kuī窥
 。

He lifted the curtain to peek.

Yù欲
qiān骞
qí旗
zhǎn斩
jiàng将
 。

He wanted to pull up the enemy's banner and behead their general.

3.

noun

surname

neutral

Used as a Chinese surname.

Zhè这
wèi位
jiào教
shòu授
xìng姓
Qiān骞
 。

This professor's surname is Qian.

Qiān骞
xiān先
sheng生
shì是
wǒ我
men们
de的
xīn新
lín邻
jū居
 。

Mr. Qian is our new neighbor.