Meaning of qián:
qián
乾
Adjective
old variant of 乾[qian2]
Noun
surname Qian; one of the Eight Trigrams 八卦[ba1 gua4], symbolizing heaven; male principle; ☰; ancient Chinese compass point: 315° (northwest); variant of 乾[qian2]
dry; dried food; empty; hollow; taken in to nominal kinship; adoptive; foster; futile; in vain; (dialect) rude; blunt; (dialect) to cold-shoulder; surname Gan
