chán

  1. chán adjective weak; unfit; frail; feeble
    Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
    Notes: In the sense of 虚弱; as in 孱弱 (CCD '孱' chán, p. 210; FE '孱' chán, p. 311; Guoyu '孱' adj 2; Unihan '孱'; XHZD '孱' chán, p. 73)
  2. càn adjective embarrassed
    Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
    Notes: (Mathews 1931 '孱', p 18)
  3. càn adjective weak; unfit; frail; feeble
    Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
    Notes: Same in meaning as when pronounced as chán (CCD '孱' càn, p. 188; Unihan '孱'; XHZD '孱' càn, p. 65)
  4. chán adjective arrow
    Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
    Notes: In the sense of 狭窄 (Guoyu '孱' adj 1)
  5. chán adjective inferior; substandard
    Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
    Notes: In the sense of 低劣 (Guoyu '孱' adj 3)
  6. chán adverb cautiously; prudently
    Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
    Notes: In the sense of 谨慎 (Guoyu '孱' adv)
  7. càn noun a weakling; a coward
    Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
    Notes: In the sense of 孱头 (Guoyu '孱' càn)

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