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勘

kān

to investigate; to survey, to explore; to compare; to collate

🔤 Pictophonetic: 力 (strength) provides meaning, 甚 provides pronunciation

HSK 6 11 strokes Common (26%)

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甚

shén

considerably; very, extremely; a great extent

力

lì

strength, power; capability, influence

⿰甚力 i

Stroke Order

Component Tree i

shén

甚

considerably; very, extremely; a great extent

9 strokes HSK 4

gān

甘

sweet, tasty; willing

💡 Ideographic: Picture of a tongue with 一 marking the sweet spot

5 strokes HSK 6

niàn

卄

twenty, twentieth

💡 Ideographic: Two tens 十 side by side

3 strokes

shí

十

ten, tenth; complete; perfect

2 strokes HSK 1

shù

丨

number one; line

1 strokes

èr

二

two; twice

💡 Ideographic: Two parallel lines; compare 一 (one) and 三 (three)

2 strokes HSK 1

pǐ

匹

bolt of cloth; mate, one of a pair; measure word for horses

📷 Pictographic: A roll of cloth

4 strokes HSK 5

xì

匸

box

2 strokes

ér

儿

son, child

📷 Pictographic: Simplified form of 兒, a picture of a child; compare 人

2 strokes HSK 1

lì

力

strength, power; capability, influence

💡 Ideographic: A plow's head representing strength

2 strokes HSK 3

Words Using 勘 (16)

Character

Pinyin

Definition

HSK

to investigate / to survey / to collate

kān

勘 ↗

to investigate / to survey / to collate

探勘 ↗

tànkān

prospecting / exploration / a survey

tànkān

探勘 ↗

prospecting / exploration / a survey

勘察 ↗

kānchá

to reconnoiter / to explore / to survey

kānchá

勘察 ↗

to reconnoiter / to explore / to survey

to correct printing errors

kānwù

勘误 ↗

to correct printing errors

to investigate / examination

kānyàn

勘验 ↗

to investigate / examination

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