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戡

kān

to subjugate, to subdue, to quell, to kill

🔤 Pictophonetic: 戈 (spear) provides meaning, 甚 provides pronunciation

HSK 13 strokes Uncommon (49%)

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Component Breakdown

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甚

shén

considerably; very, extremely; a great extent

戈

gē

spear, lance, halberd

⿰甚戈 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

gē

戈

spear, lance, halberd

📷 Pictographic: A spear pointing to the bottom-right

4 strokes

Words Using 戡 (1)

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