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Character · VerbTraditional謖

to rise; to stand up (literary)

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Meanings

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verb

to rise; to stand up; to get up

literary

Used exclusively in classical or literary Chinese to describe the action of rising, standing erect, or standing up. Often appears in compound descriptive words like 謖謖 (tall and straight) or 謖然 (suddenly rising).

Sù謖
rú如
Tài泰
Shān山
 ，
bù不
kě可
dòng动
yáo摇
 。

Standing as firm and erect as Mount Tai, unshakeable.

Sù謖
rán然
xīng兴
qǐ起
 ，
zhì志
tūn吞
shān山
hé河
 。

Rising up suddenly with the ambition to engulf mountains and rivers.

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Sōng松
bǎi柏
lín林
lì立
 ，
sù謖
sù謖
tǐng挺
bá拔
 。

Pines and cypresses standing like a forest, tall and straight.