騫 Stroke Order

騫 qiān 形 1. (Literary) To lift high; to take flight: example meanings include 騫舉 (to rise high), 騫騰 (to soar), 騫翥 (to fly up). 2. To suffer loss: "As the lifespan of the southern mountain, it neither suffers nor collapses." 3. Same as 搴, meaning to pull up. 4. Same as 褰, meaning to lift up garments. 名 1. Same as 愆, meaning error; mistake (English: fault; sin). 本义 - Referring to horse abdominal disease, indicating a low and sunken abdomen. 造字法 - Phonetic compound character, consisting of "horse" and a sound component that suggests coldness. 形 1. Same original meaning (English: disease of horse abdomen). 引 1. "The horse’s abdomen sinking is referred to as 騫." — Shuo Wen Jie Zi 動 1. To be startled (English: fear). 2. To be delayed (English: delay). 3. To be damaged; to suffer loss (English: ruin; be defective). 4. Same as 搴, meaning to pull up (English: pull up). 5. To lift high; to fly up (English: lift up; fly up). 名 1. Same as 愆, meaning error; mistake (English: fault; sin). 引 1. "The long night is endless; deep in thought about 騫." — Xunzi 2. "Remembering the past with Li Qian’s promise, sent to the Xiongnu court." — Liu Kun. 名 1. A lowly horse, a substandard horse. — Ming Dynasty, Yuan Hongdao's work.