Pinyin: kēngEnglish 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