坎 (kǎn): Pit — Stroke Order & Writing Guide

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1.

Animated Stroke Order 坎

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2.

Stroke Order Diagrams 坎

3.

Character Breakdown

Left-Right

坎

土earth

欠lack

坎=土earth+欠lack

Earth (土) lacking (欠) support — forming a pit or hollow in the ground.

4.

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5.

How to Use 坎

Common patterns, words, and short phrases that show how 坎 works in context.

Single HSK word

坎 appears in the HSK word 坎坷, meaning "rough".

HSK 3.0 · L7-9

kǎn坎

kě坷

rough

6.

Example Sentences

Real-world example sentences demonstrating how 坎 is used in context

tā他

de的

rén人

shēng生

dào道

lù路

chōng充

mǎn满

kǎn坎

kě坷

。

His life path is full of hardships.

tā她

chuān穿

zhe着

yí一

jiàn件

hóng红

sè色

de的

kǎn

zhè这

jù句

huà话

shuō说

dào到

wǒ我

xīn心

kǎn坎

lǐ

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坎

jiān肩

。

She is wearing a red sleeveless jacket.

里

le了

。

These words touched my heart deeply.

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duò垛 yuán垣 háo壕 pǔ埔 wù坞 shāng墒

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