敢

gǎn

to dare, venture; bold, brave

How to write 敢, stroke by stroke

to dare; daring; (polite) may I venture

Ideographic: A hand with a stick 攵 striking a beast 耳

Made of 耳 + 攵

勇敢yǒng gǎnbrave; courageous
竟敢jìng gǎnto have the impertinence; to have the cheek to
胆敢dǎn gǎnto dare (negative connotation); to have the audacity to (do sth)
敢于gǎn yúto have the courage to do sth; to dare to; bold in
敢死队gǎn sǐ duìsuicide squad; kamikaze unit
敢情gǎn qingactually; as it turns out; indeed; of course
不敢当bù gǎn dānglit. I dare not (accept the honor); fig. I don't deserve your praise; you flatter me
敢为gǎn wéito dare to do
敢言gǎn yánto be bold enough to speak out
果敢guǒ gǎncourageous; resolute and daring
石敢当shí gǎn dāngstone tablet erected to ward off evil spirits
不敢苟同bù gǎn gǒu tóngto beg to differ (idiom)

你竟敢这样和我说话？
nǐ jìng gǎn zhè yàng hé wǒ shuō huà ？
How dare you speak like that to me?
你很勇敢，不是吗？
nǐ hěn yǒng gǎn ， bú shì ma ？
You're very brave, aren't you?
我不敢相信眼前发生的这一切。
wǒ bù gǎn xiāng xìn yǎn qián fā shēng de zhè yí qiè 。
I cannot believe what's happening in front of my eyes.
那时她甚么也不敢说。
nà shí tā shèn me yě bù gǎn shuō 。
She didn't dare to say anything at that time.
要下雨了，我敢肯定。
yào xià yǔ le ， wǒ gǎn kěn dìng 。
It's going to rain, for sure.