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坎
kǎn
pit, hole; to trap, to snare; crisis
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土 (earth) provides meaning, 欠 provides pronunciation
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土
soil, earth; items made of earth
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A lump of clay on a potter's wheel
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Words Using 坎 (39)
Character
Pinyin
Definition
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坎
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kǎn
old variant of [[坎<kǎn>]] / pit / hole
kǎn
坎
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old variant of [[坎<kǎn>]] / pit / hole
坎
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kǎn
pit / threshold / one of the Eight Trigrams [[八卦<bāguà>]], symbolizing water / [[☵]]
kǎn
坎
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pit / threshold / one of the Eight Trigrams [[八卦<bāguà>]], symbolizing water / [[☵]]
坎坷
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kǎnkě
bumpy (of a road) / rough (of life) / to be down on one's luck / to be full of frustrations and dashed hopes
kǎnkě
坎坷
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bumpy (of a road) / rough (of life) / to be down on one's luck / to be full of frustrations and dashed hopes
土坎
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tǔkǎn
earthen levee
tǔkǎn
土坎
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earthen levee
心坎
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xīnkǎn
bottom of one's heart
xīnkǎn
心坎
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bottom of one's heart
坎坎
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kǎnkǎn
(dialect) just now
kǎnkǎn
坎坎
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(dialect) just now
坎儿井
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kǎnrjǐng
karez, qanat or "horizontal well" (irrigation and water management system used in Xinjiang, Central Asia and Middle East)
kǎnrjǐng
坎儿井
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karez, qanat or "horizontal well" (irrigation and water management system used in Xinjiang, Central Asia and Middle East)
土坎儿
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tǔkǎnr
erhua variant of [[土坎<tǔkǎn>]]
tǔkǎnr
土坎儿
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erhua variant of [[土坎<tǔkǎn>]]
坎坷多舛
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kǎnkěduōchuǎn
full of trouble and misfortune (usu. referring to someone's life)
kǎnkěduōchuǎn
坎坷多舛
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full of trouble and misfortune (usu. referring to someone's life)
坎坷不平
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kǎnkěbùpíng
pot-holed and bumpy road (idiom); fig. full of disappointment and dashed hopes
kǎnkěbùpíng
坎坷不平
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pot-holed and bumpy road (idiom); fig. full of disappointment and dashed hopes