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坷
kě
1. uneven (path)
2. unfortunate (in life)
Very Common • Top 6% ✏️ 8 strokes

Character Breakdown (Single character)

坷
kě
uneven, bumpy; a clod of earth; a lump of soil
8 丶

Compound Words (5)

坎坷
kǎnkě
bumpy (of a road)
坷垃
kēlā
(dialect) clod (of earth)
命途坎坷
mìngtúkǎnkě
to have a tough life
坎坷不平
kǎnkěbùpíng
pot-holed and bumpy road (idiom); fig. full of disappointment and dashed hopes
坎坷多舛
kǎnkěduōchuǎn
full of trouble and misfortune (usu. referring to someone's life)

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Chinese
Character Frequency Rank
3,871
Word Frequency Rank
4,775 of 84,292

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