坑 — Chinese character
坑
kēng
pit, hole; to trap, to bury; to harry
- Pinyin
- kēng
- Radical
- 32 ⼟ (Earth)
- Strokes
- 7
- Components
- 土 亢
- Formation
- pictophonetic — earth; meaning component 土; sound component 亢
- Japanese
- 坑 as a kanji
Common words with 坑
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 坑洞 | kēng dòng | hole; pit |
| 坑人 | kēng rén | (coll.) to cheat; to swindle; to rip sb off; to screw sb over |
| 坑道 | kēng dào | mine shaft; gallery |
| 矿坑 (礦坑) | kuàng kēng | mine; mine shaft |
| 坑爹 | kēng diē | to get one's father involved in a difficult situation; (vulgar) (of sth that makes one feel misled or let down etc) to be a big disappointment |
| 水坑 | shuǐ kēng | puddle; water hole |
| 火坑 | huǒ kēng | pit of fire; fig. living hell |
| 挖坑 | wā kēng | to dig a hole; (fig.) to make things difficult for sb |
| 沙坑 | shā kēng | sandbox; jumping pit (athletics) |
| 茅坑 | máo kēng | latrine pit; latrine |
| 坑害 | kēng hài | to trap; to frame |
| 粪坑 (糞坑) | fèn kēng | latrine pit; cesspit |
English words written with 坑
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