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坎
kǎn
pit, hole; to trap, to snare; crisis
🔤 Pictophonetic:
土 (earth) provides meaning, 欠 provides pronunciation
Words Using 坎 (39)
Character
Pinyin
Definition
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坎
kǎn
old variant of [[坎<kǎn>]] / pit / hole
坎
kǎn
old variant of [[坎<kǎn>]] / pit / hole
坎
kǎn
pit / threshold / one of the Eight Trigrams [[八卦<bāguà>]], symbolizing water / [[☵]]
坎
kǎn
pit / threshold / one of the Eight Trigrams [[八卦<bāguà>]], symbolizing water / [[☵]]
坎坷
kǎnkě
bumpy (of a road) / rough (of life) / to be down on one's luck / to be full of frustrations and dashed hopes
坎坷
kǎnkě
bumpy (of a road) / rough (of life) / to be down on one's luck / to be full of frustrations and dashed hopes
土坎
tǔkǎn
earthen levee
土坎
tǔkǎn
earthen levee
心坎
xīnkǎn
bottom of one's heart
心坎
xīnkǎn
bottom of one's heart
坎坎
kǎnkǎn
(dialect) just now
坎坎
kǎnkǎn
(dialect) just now
坎儿井
kǎnrjǐng
karez, qanat or "horizontal well" (irrigation and water management system used in Xinjiang, Central Asia and Middle East)
坎儿井
kǎnrjǐng
karez, qanat or "horizontal well" (irrigation and water management system used in Xinjiang, Central Asia and Middle East)
土坎儿
tǔkǎnr
erhua variant of [[土坎<tǔkǎn>]]
土坎儿
tǔkǎnr
erhua variant of [[土坎<tǔkǎn>]]
坎坷多舛
kǎnkěduōchuǎn
full of trouble and misfortune (usu. referring to someone's life)
坎坷多舛
kǎnkěduōchuǎn
full of trouble and misfortune (usu. referring to someone's life)
坎坷不平
kǎnkěbùpíng
pot-holed and bumpy road (idiom); fig. full of disappointment and dashed hopes
坎坷不平
kǎnkěbùpíng
pot-holed and bumpy road (idiom); fig. full of disappointment and dashed hopes
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⿰土欠
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土
soil, earth; items made of earth
📷 Pictographic:
A lump of clay on a potter's wheel
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HSK 5