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啃
kěn
1. to gnaw
2. to nibble
3. to bite
HSK 6 Common • Top 9% ✏️ 11 strokes

Character Breakdown (Single character)

啃
kěn
to gnaw, to chew, to bite
HSK 6 11 丶

Compound Words (4)

啃书
kěnshū
lit. to gnaw a book
啃老
kěnlǎo
(coll.) to live with and depend on one's parents even upon reaching adulthood
啃老族
kěnlǎozú
(coll.) adults still living with and depending on their parents
嘴啃泥
zuǐkěnní
to fall flat on one's face

Metadata

Category
Chinese
HSK Character Level
6
Character Frequency Rank
3,344
Word Frequency Rank
7,448 of 84,292