Chinese Word: 侃 - Talking Chinese English Dictionary

侃HSK 6

Pinyin: kǎn

English Definition: upright and honest; cheerful; to chat idly; to boast; to talk smoothly

Chinese Definition:
①(侃侃)理直气壮，从容不迫的样子，如“侃侃而谈”。

Total strokes: 8; Radical: 人

Ideographic: As trustworthy 㐰 as spring-water 川

Character Formation:

⿰ Left to right
- 亻 [ rén ] man, person; people
- ⿱ Above to below
  - 口 [ kǒu ] mouth; entrance, gate, opening
  - 川 [ chuān ] stream, river

Similar Characters: 促侣

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Stroke order image for Chinese character 侃

调侃	tiáo kǎn	to ridicule; to tease; to mock; idle talk; chitchat
侃侃而谈	kǎn kǎn ér tán	to speak frankly with assurance	HSK 6
侃大山	kǎn dà shān	to chatter idly; to gossip; to boast or brag
侃侃	kǎn kǎn	to possess assurance and composure
侃价	kǎn jià	to bargain; to haggle with a peddler