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龛

kān

niche, shrine

🔤 Pictophonetic: 龙 (dragon) provides meaning, 合 provides pronunciation

HSK 11 strokes Uncommon (40%)

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Component Breakdown

Each color represents a different component

合

hé

to combine, to join, to unite; to gather

龙

lóng

dragon; symbol of the emperor

⿱合龙 i

Stroke Order

Component Tree i

hé

合

to combine, to join, to unite; to gather

6 strokes HSK 4

jí

亼

to assemble, to gather together

3 strokes

kǒu

口

mouth; entrance, gate, opening

📷 Pictographic: An open mouth

3 strokes HSK 3

jiōng

冂

wide

2 strokes

yī

一

one; a, an; alone

💡 Ideographic: Represents heaven (天), earth (旦), or the number 1

1 strokes HSK 1

lóng

龙

dragon; symbol of the emperor

📷 Pictographic: A dragon

5 strokes HSK 5

yóu

尤

especially, particularly

🔤 Pictophonetic:

4 strokes HSK 4

yóu

尢

weak, lame

💡 Ideographic: Cutting 一 off the feet 儿; compare 兀

3 strokes

diǎn

丶

dot

1 strokes

piě

丿

slash

1 strokes

Words Using 龛 (6)

Character

Pinyin

Definition

HSK

niche for statue (esp. Buddhist, Christian etc)

fókān

佛龛 ↗

niche for statue (esp. Buddhist, Christian etc)

see [[龍龕手鑑|龙龛手鉴<LóngkānShǒujiàn>]]

LóngkānShǒujìng

龙龛手镜 ↗

see [[龍龕手鑑|龙龛手鉴<LóngkānShǒujiàn>]]

龙龛手鉴 ↗

LóngkānShǒujiàn

Longkan Shoujian, Chinese character dictionary from 997 AD containing 26,430 entries, with radicals placed into 240 rhyme groups and arranged according to the four tones, and the rest of the characters similarly arranged under each radical

niche as shown in an X-Ray (medicine)

kānyǐng

龛影 ↗

niche as shown in an X-Ray (medicine)