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HSK 3.0Vocab 7-9 Recognition 7-9 Writing 7-9

1.

Animated Stroke Order 啃

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How to write 啃 — animated stroke order

2.

Stroke Order Diagrams 啃

啃 stroke order diagram

3.

Character Breakdown

Left-Right

啃

口kǒu · mouth

肯kěn · agree

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4.

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5.

Related Words: 啃

啃啮 • kěnniè • to gnaw, to nibble

kěn啃

niè啮

to gnaw, to nibble

6.

Example Sentences

wèi为

le了

kǎo考

shì试

，

tā他

zhěng

Information

Pinyinkěn

Meaninggnaw

Strokes11

Radical口

Traditional啃

StructureLeft-Right

Frequency#2093

Zhuyinㄎㄣˇ

UnicodeU+5543

CangjieRYUB

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口kǒu · mouth

+肯kěn · agree

整

wǎn晚

kěn啃

shū书

。

He studied hard all night for the exam.

tā他

bì毕

yè业

hòu后

hái还

zài在

kěn啃

lǎo老

。

He still relies on his parents after graduation.

xiǎo小

gǒu狗

xǐ喜

huan欢

kěn啃

gǔ骨

tou头

。

The puppy likes to gnaw on bones.

Lǎo老

shǔ鼠

zài在

yè夜

lǐ里

kěn啃

niè啮

mù木

xiāng箱

。

The mouse gnawed at the wooden box at night.

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肯kěnto agree, to consent; to be willing to
恳kěnsincere, earnest
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嗣sìto connect, inherit; descendants, heirs
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