艮 [－]

Jyutping gan3
Pinyin gèn

Definitions (Wiktionary)
  1. character
    one of the Eight Trigrams 八卦, symbolizing mountains. (☶)
  2. character
    a surname

艮 [－]

Jyutping ngan4
Pinyin gěn

Definitions (CC-CANTO)
  1. blunt/tough/chewy/outspoken/simple (clothing)/upright (personality)/seventh of the eight diagrams for divination/KangXi radical 138/straightfoward/a surname

艮 [－]

Jyutping
Pinyin gèn

Definitions (CC-CEDICT)
  1. one of the Eight Trigrams 八卦[ba1 gua4], symbolizing mountain
  2. ☶
  3. ancient Chinese compass point: 45° (northeast)

艮 [－]

Jyutping gan3
Pinyin gěn

Definitions (CC-CEDICT)
  1. blunt
  2. tough
  3. chewy
Definitions (CC-CANTO)
  1. blunt/tough/chewy/outspoken/simple (clothing)/upright (personality)/seventh of the eight diagrams for divination/KangXi radical 138/straightfoward/a surname
Definitions (粵典–words.hk)
  1. 動詞
    身體​接觸​、​靠近​冰冷​嘅​嘢​嗰​時​嘅​感​覺
    to touch sth cold
    • 用冰艮住傷口
      用冰艮住伤口
      jung6 bing1 gan3 zyu6 soeng1 hau2
      to keep ice on a wound
    • 今日咁熱，攞枝冰凍嘅水嚟艮落塊面，真係幾舒服。
      今日咁热，攞枝冰冻嘅水嚟艮落块面，真系几舒服。
      gam1 jat6 gam3 jit6, lo2 zi1 bing1 dung3 ge3 seoi2 lai4 gan3 lok6 faai3 min6, zan1 hai6 gei2 syu1 fuk6.
      Today is so hot. Touching a cold bottle of water against the face is really so refreshing.
    • 我阿婆好怕食凍嘢，驚話艮親棚牙。
      我阿婆好怕食冻嘢，惊话艮亲棚牙。
      ngo5 aa3 po4 hou2 paa3 sik6 dung3 je5, geng1 waa6 gan3 can1 paang4 ngaa4.
      My grandma is reluctant to eat cold food because it may hurt her teeth.
Definitions (Wiktionary)
  1. character, dialectal
    tough, chewy
    • 艮蘿蔔不好吃。
      艮萝卜不好吃。
      gěn luó bo bù hǎo chī ．
      Tough radishes are not good for eating.
  2. character, dialectal
    blunt; straightforward
    • 這人真艮。
      这人真艮。
      zhè rén zhēn gěn ．
      That fellow is really blunt.
    • 他說的話太艮。
      他说的话太艮。
      tā shuō de huà tài gěn ．
      He put it too sharply.
Definitions (Unihan)
  1. seventh of eight trigrams
  2. Kangxi radical 138
  3. Cangjie Input
    AV
Examples (粵典–words.hk)
  1. Cantonese
    用冰艮住伤口
    用冰艮住傷口
    jung6 bing1 gan3 zyu6 soeng1 hau2
    • to keep ice on a wound
  2. Cantonese
    今日咁热，攞枝冰冻嘅水嚟艮落块面，真系几舒服。
    今日咁熱，攞枝冰凍嘅水嚟艮落塊面，真係幾舒服。
    gam1 jat6 gam3 jit6, lo2 zi1 bing1 dung3 ge3 seoi2 lai4 gan3 lok6 faai3 min6, zan1 hai6 gei2 syu1 fuk6.
    • Today is so hot. Touching a cold bottle of water against the face is really so refreshing.
  3. Cantonese
    我阿婆好怕食冻嘢，惊话艮亲棚牙。
    我阿婆好怕食凍嘢，驚話艮親棚牙。
    ngo5 aa3 po4 hou2 paa3 sik6 dung3 je5, geng1 waa6 gan3 can1 paang4 ngaa4.
    • My grandma is reluctant to eat cold food because it may hurt her teeth.
Examples (Wiktionary)
  1. Mandarin
    艮萝卜不好吃。
    艮蘿蔔不好吃。
    gěn luó bo bù hǎo chī ．
    • Tough radishes are not good for eating.
  2. Mandarin
    这人真艮。
    這人真艮。
    zhè rén zhēn gěn ．
    • That fellow is really blunt.
  3. Mandarin
    他说的话太艮。
    他說的話太艮。
    tā shuō de huà tài gěn ．
    • He put it too sharply.