càn

See also: Appendix:Variations of "can"

Ligurian

Noun

càn m (plural chén, diminutive cagnétto, cagnìn, feminine càgna)

1. Alternative spelling of can

Mandarin

Alternative forms

• can — nonstandard

Romanization

càn (can⁴, Zhuyin ㄘㄢˋ)

1. Hanyu Pinyin reading of 叄
2. Hanyu Pinyin reading of 叅
3. Hanyu Pinyin reading of 孭／𱙷
4. Hanyu Pinyin reading of 掺
5. Hanyu Pinyin reading of 摻／掺
6. Hanyu Pinyin reading of 澯
7. Hanyu Pinyin reading of 燦／灿
8. Hanyu Pinyin reading of 璨
9. Hanyu Pinyin reading of 粲
10. Hanyu Pinyin reading of 薒

Vietnamese

Pronunciation

• (Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [kaːn˨˩]
• (Huế) IPA^(key): [kaːŋ˦˩]
• (Saigon) IPA^(key): [kaːŋ˨˩]

• Audio (Hà Nội):

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Etymology 1

Verb

càn • (乾, 𠼳, 㨴, 干)

1. (rare) to rush headlong through
2. to raid; to mop up; to attack

Derived terms

Derived terms

• càn lướt
• càn quét
• đòn càn

 

Adjective

càn • (乾, 𠼳, 㨴, 干)

1. (of behaviour) wanton; indiscriminate; at random

Derived terms

Derived terms

• càn bậy
• càn quấy
• càn rỡ
• đói ăn vụng, túng làm càn

 

Etymology 2

Sino-Vietnamese word from 乾.

Noun

càn

1. the first trigram of the eight trigrams in Taoist cosmology

   Synonym: kiền

Derived terms

Derived terms

• càn khôn