Meaning
endure
Chinese: 能够承受；也表示可以。
Hear the Four Tones
The same syllable “kan” becomes a different word in each tone. 堪 is the 1st tone. Tap any tone to hear a native voice and see its pitch shape.
Stroke Order
Tap Animate to watch the strokes in order, or Practice to trace it yourself.
Common Words
- 不堪bù kāncannot bear; cannot stand; utterly; extremely
- 难堪nán kānhard to take; embarrassed
- 堪称kān chēngcan be rated as; can be said to be
- 疲惫不堪pí bèi bù kānexhausted; fatigued to the extreme
- 可堪kě kānhow can one endure?; to be able to endure
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Example Sentence
这部小说写得十分精彩，堪称经典。Zhè bù xiǎo shuō xiě de shí fēn jīng cǎi, kān chēng jīng diǎn.This novel is wonderfully written and can be called a classic.
这Zhèthis部bùministry小说xiǎo shuōnovel写xiěto write得de(verb complement)十分shí fēnvery精彩jīng cǎiwonderful，堪称kān chēngcan be rated as经典jīng diǎnthe classics。