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Meaning of 坑

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坑HSK 6
Pinyin: kēng
English Definition: hole; pit; tunnel; to defraud
Chinese Definition:
①洼下去的地方:坑洼。火坑(喻悲惨的生活环境)。
②把人活埋:坑杀。焚书坑儒。
③陷害,设计使人受到损失:坑害。坑骗。
④地洞。
Total strokes: 7; Radical: 土
Pictophonetic:亢 indicates the sound; 土 (earth) conveys the meaning.
Character Formation:
  • ⿰ Left to right
    • 土 [ tǔ ] soil, earth; items made of earth
    • 亢 [ kàng ] high, proud; violent, excessive; skilled; surname
Similar Characters: 伉 抗 炕 圻
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Example Words
坑害 kēng hài to trap; to frame
坑道 kēng dào mine shaft; gallery; tunnel
火坑HSK 6 huǒ kēng pit of fire; fig. living hell
泥坑 ní kēng mud pit; mire; morass
水坑HSK 6 shuǐ kēng puddle; water hole; sump
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Example Sentences
1
坑道顶用柱子支撑着
。
The pillars sustain the roof of the pit.
2
月球的表面上有很多陨石坑
。
The moon's surface is covered with many craters.