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Chinese Characters Pronounced "kan" (Pinyin)

8 characters found

Pronunciation Guide: The sound "kan" is a Mandarin syllable.

First Tone (ā)

to publish; to print; to engrave

kān

勘

to investigate, to collate, to survey

to endure, to bear, can, may

Third Tone (ǎ)

to speak freely and frankly; to chat

pit, hole; trap, danger; one of the Eight Trigrams

threshold, windowsill, or railing

to chop, to cut with a blade

Fourth Tone (à)

to look, to see, to watch

Common Words

不堪

bu kan

Cannot bear, unable to endure

刊登

kan deng

Publish in a newspaper/magazine

勘察

kan cha

survey

勘探

kan tan

exploration

勘误

kan wu

correction of errors

坎坷

kan ke

bumpy, rough (road or life)

坎肩

kan jian

sleeveless jacket

堪称

kan cheng

Can be called, worthy of being called

好看

hao kan

good-looking

心坎

xin kan

bottom of one's heart

报刊

bao kan

Newspapers and periodicals

期刊

qi kan

Periodical

槛车

kan che

Prisoner transport cart (ancient)

看书

kan shu

read books

看病

kan bing

see a doctor

砍价

kan jia

bargain for a lower price

砍伐

kan fa

cut down trees

砍柴

kan chai

chop firewood

调侃

tiao kan

tease or joke with words

跨槛

kua kan

Step over the threshold; break through limits