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坎儿井
坎兒井
kǎnrjǐng
1. karez, qanat or "horizontal well" (irrigation and water management system used in Xinjiang, Central Asia and Middle East)

Character Breakdown

坎
kǎn
pit, hole; to trap, to snare; crisis
7 丶
儿
ér
son, child
HSK 1 2 丶
井
jǐng
well, mine shaft, pit
HSK 6 4 丶

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