坎 — Chinese character
坎
kǎn
pit, hole; to trap, to snare; crisis
- Pinyin
- kǎn
- Radical
- 32 ⼟ (Earth)
- Strokes
- 7
- Components
- 土 欠
- Formation
- pictophonetic — earth; meaning component 土; sound component 欠
- Japanese
- 坎 as a kanji
Common words with 坎
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 坎坷 | kǎn kě | (of a road) bumpy; (of life) rough; to be down on one's luck; to be full of frustrations and dashed hopes |
| 门坎 (門坎) | mén kǎn | variant of 门槛 (mén kǎn) |
| 心坎 | xīn kǎn | bottom of one's heart |
| 坎德拉 | kǎn dé lā | candela (unit of luminosity); standard candle |
| 坎肩 | kǎn jiān | sleeveless jacket (usually cotton); Chinese waistcoat |
| 坎儿 (坎兒) | kǎn r | critical juncture; key moment |
| 土坎 | tǔ kǎn | earthen levee |
| 坎儿井 (坎兒井) | kǎn r jǐng | karez, qanat or "horizontal well" (irrigation and water management system used in Xinjiang, Central Asia and Middle East) |
| 坎坷不平 | kǎn kě bù píng | potholed and bumpy road (idiom); fig. full of disappointment and dashed hopes |
| 坎子 | kǎn zi | raised ground; bank |
| 命途坎坷 | mìng tú kǎn kě | to have a tough life; to meet much adversity in one's life |
| 土坎儿 (土坎兒) | tǔ kǎn r | erhua variant of 土坎 (tǔ kǎn) |
English words written with 坎
坎 in the Chinese classics
Occurrences: I Ching 8
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