ㄎㄢ ˇ

kǎn

pit

坎 is a 7 stroke, simplified and traditional Chinese character and is pronounced as kǎn in the third tone.

In traditional Chinese the character 埳 may be used.

It is made up of the components 土 (earth) and 欠 (owe).

  • 坎
    ㄎㄢ ˇ

    kǎn

    pit

    • 土
      ㄊㄨ ˇ

      tǔ

      earth

    • 欠
      ㄑㄧㄢ ˋ

      qiàn

      owe

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Pronunciation

We found 1 pronunciation for 坎

Definitions for 坎 pronounced as kǎn

  • pit
  • threshold
  • one of the Eight Trigrams 八卦[ba1 gua4], symbolizing water
  • ☵
  • old variant of 坎[kan3]
  • pit
  • hole

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