Keyword
to dare
- bold
- brave
- to venture
- Frequency
- #1247
- Strokes
- 11
Readings
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Mnemonic
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Stroke order
Composed of
Used in characters
Used in vocabulary
敢
to dare; daring; (polite) may I venture
勇敢
brave; courageous
敢于
to have the courage to do sth; to dare to; bold in
胆敢
to dare (negative connotation); to have the audacity to (do sth)
竟敢
to have the impertinence; to have the cheek to
果敢
courageous; resolute and daring
敢死队
suicide squad; kamikaze unit
敢情
actually; as it turns out; indeed; of course
敢言
to be bold enough to speak out
不敢当
lit. I dare not (accept the honor); fig. I don't deserve your praise; you flatter me
岂敢
how could one dare?; I don't deserve such praise
不敢苟同
to beg to differ (idiom)
敢作敢为
(idiom) to stop at nothing; to dare to do anything
不敢恭维
(idiom) less than impressed; underwhelmed
敢为人先
to dare to be first; to pioneer (idiom)
敢做敢当
daring to act and courageous enough to take responsibility for it; a true man has the courage to accept the consequences of his actions; the buck stops here
不敢越雷池一步
dare not go one step beyond the prescribed limit
敢怒而不敢言
angry, but not daring to speak out (idiom); obliged to remain silent about one's resentment; unable to voice objections