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勘
kān
1. to investigate
2. to survey
3. to collate
Common • Top 14% ✏️ 11 strokes

Character Breakdown (Single character)

勘
kān
to investigate; to survey, to explore; to compare; to collate
HSK 6 11 丶

Compound Words (16)

勘定
kāndìng
to demarcate
勘察
kānchá
to reconnoiter
勘探
kāntàn
exploration
HSK 6
勘查
kānchá
variant of [[勘察<kānchá>]]
勘测
kāncè
to investigate
勘界
kānjiè
boundary survey
勘破
kānpò
see [[看破<kànpò>]]
勘误
kānwù
to correct printing errors
勘验
kānyàn
to investigate
探勘
tànkān
prospecting
查勘
chákān
to investigate
校勘
jiàokān
collate
踏勘
tàkān
an on-site survey
勘察加
Kānchájiā
Kamchatka (far eastern province of Russia)
勘误表
kānwùbiǎo
corrigenda
勘察加半岛
KānchájiāBàndǎo
Kamchatka peninsula in the Russian far east

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Category
Chinese
HSK Character Level
6
Character Frequency Rank
2,584
Word Frequency Rank
11,425 of 84,292

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