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Information of 諳
Pinyin
ān
Radical
言
Strokes
16 strokes
Usage
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Definition
be versed in / know well
Definition of 「諳」:
1. See "谙" (ān).
2. Verb: To be familiar with or to know.
Example: "不谙水性" (not familiar with the water's nature).
- Tang Dynasty, Wang Jian, "New Bride Song", third poem: "未谙姑食性，先遣小姑尝" (Not yet familiar with the nature of my aunt's food, I send the little aunt to taste it first).
- "老残游记" (The Travels of Lao Can), Chapter 14: "只因但会读书，不谙世故，举手动足便错" (Just because I know how to read, I am not familiar with worldly matters; every movement is a mistake).
3. Verb: To remember or to recite.
- "后汉书" (Book of the Later Han), Volume 33, Biography of Yu Yan: "其陵树株櫱，皆谙其数" (The mounds and the trees, I am all familiar with their numbers).
- "南齐书" (Book of the Southern Qi), Volume 39, Biography of Lu Cheng: "令君少便鞅掌王务，虽复一览便谙，然见卷轴未必多仆" (Although your lord can quickly grasp the king's affairs with a glance, seeing the scroll does not necessarily ensure familiarity).