Meaning
pit; threshold
Hear the Four Tones
The same syllable “kan” becomes a different word in each tone. 坎 is the 3rd 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
- 坎子kǎn ziraised ground; bank
- 心坎xīn kǎnbottom of one's heart
- 坎儿kǎn rcritical juncture; key moment
- 土坎tǔ kǎnearthen levee
- 田坎tián kǎnembankment between fields
Example Sentence
人生的道路难免会有一些坎坷。Rén shēng de dào lù nán miǎn huì yǒu yì xiē kǎn kě.The road of life inevitably has some bumps.
人生Rén shēnglife (one's time on earth)的deof道路dào lùroad难免nán miǎnhard to avoid会huìcan有一些yǒu yì xiēsomewhat坎kǎnpit坷。