TSUMUGU · TOCFL 2 (est.) · 字
敢
ㄍㄢˇ · gǎn
verb — to dare
字源 FORM — what the parts do
敢形rendered bare — no claimed origin
To dare — the hand that moves anyway: 敢說 says it, 敢做 does it, 不敢 holds back; the polite 不敢當 hands the praise back. The graph is worn past its picture.
意 · Meanings
(本義)敢說敢做— to dare常用
→勇敢— brave — daring as a trait
(本義) original meaning · → ⇒ each arrow = one more step of extension