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Pronunciation

kǎn

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kǎn Meaning

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Pīnyīn Pronunciation
kǎn | kan3
English translation
see 赤嵌樓
>赤嵌楼 Chì kǎn lóu [Chì kǎn lóu]
Pīnyīn Pronunciation
qiàn | qian4
English translation
to inlay
to embed
valley, ravine; to fall into; to inlay, to set in

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About kǎn

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Number of strokes

12

Traditional form

kǎn

Contains the radical

Shān

Part of speech

Verb / 动词 dòng cí Dòngcí

Learning hint

mountain

Etymology of kǎn

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Type

pictophonetic

Positional decomposition

Shān 甘欠

Semantic compound

Shān

Phonetic compound

qiàn

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Example sentences using kǎn

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zhè dǐng 王冠 wáng guān shǎng 镶嵌 xiāngqiàn zhāo 金和银.

The crown was enchased with gold and silver.

jiàn 牢牢 láo láo kǎn zài 石头 shítou .

The magic sword was embedded in the stone.

无云 de 晴空镶嵌 xiāngqiàn zhāo 无数 wúshù 闪烁 shǎnshuò de 星星 xīng xing .

The cloudless sky was jewelled with myriads of glittering stars.

经常 jīngcháng 会为 de 壁画 bì huà 画上10 dào 20嵌套 qiàn tào 图画 tú huà

I frequently paint between 10 and 20 insets for my murals.

子弹 zǐdàn 嵌进 qiàn jìn le 中士 de tuǐ 使 shǐ 股骨 gǔ gǔ 碎裂 suì liè

The bullet lodged in the sergeant's leg, shattering his thigh bone.

Words with kǎn

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FrequencySimplifiedMeaningTraditional
kǎn to inlay kǎn
镶嵌 xiāngqiàn to inlay鑲嵌
嵌入 qiàn rù to insert嵌入 qiàn rù
嵌套 qiàn tào nested嵌套 qiàn tào

kǎn Decomposition & Compounds

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kǎn Decomposition

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