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Meaning of 坎

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坎 (Trad.: 埳)
Pinyin: kǎn
English Definition: old variant of 坎 ; pit; hole; pit; threshold; one of the Eight Trigrams 八卦 , symbolizing water; ☵
Chinese Definition:
①低陷不平的地方,坑穴:坎井之蛙(喻知识浅陋的人)。坎坷。
②自然形成或人工修筑的台阶状东西:土坎。田坎。
③八卦之一,代表水。
④指最紧要的地方或时机,当口儿:这话可说到坎儿上了。
⑤指坏运气或被迫的处境:今年是他的坎儿。
⑥同“槛”。
Total strokes: 7; Radical: 土
Pictophonetic:欠 indicates the sound; 土 (earth) conveys the meaning.
Character Formation:
  • ⿰ Left to right
    • 土 [ tǔ ] soil, earth; items made of earth
    • 欠 [ qiàn ] to lack, to owe; to breathe, to yawn
Similar Characters: 炊 吹 欢 饮 忺
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Example Words
坎坷 kǎn kě bumpy (of a road); rough (of life); to be down on one's luck; to be full of frustrations and dashed hopes
心坎 xīn kǎn bottom of one's heart
坎肩 kǎn jiān sleeveless jacket (usually cotton); Chinese waistcoat
布坎南 bù kǎn nán Buchanan (surname)
门坎 mén kǎn variant of 门槛
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Example Sentences
1
写这段文字的时候我正在坎伯兰
。
I'm in Cumberland as I write this.
2
他说道
,
\"
噢
,
坎姆比尼
,
我记得你
He says, "Oh, Cambini. I remember you.
3
学生
:
嗨
,
伊坎先生
,
我有两个问题要问
。
Student: Hi, Mr. Icahn. I have two questions.
4
但是
,
不像首都
,
坎普尔没有来自上游干净的饮用水
。
But unlike the capital, Kanpur does not have clean drinking water delivered from upstream.
5
埃尔坎和他的同事计划在未来的八到十年内
,
为牛羚的季节性迁徙建立档案
。
Elkan and his colleagues plan to document the tiang' s seasonal movement over eight to ten years.