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kǎn
n. ridge, bank; (lit.) pit, hole; (light science) candela
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[kǎn]   char. (lit.) hole, pit; one of the Eight Trigrams standing for water
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'坎' is part of the following simplified words:
 莰
'坎' is part of the following traditional words:
 莰
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Simplified stroke orders are based on the 'Standard of National Commonly-used Mandarin Chinese Characters (现代汉语通用字笔顺规范)', issued by the China National Language and Character Working Committee (国家语言文字工作委员会) on April 7th 1997. Traditional stroke orders are based on information issued by the Taiwan Ministry of Education.
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tú kǎnr
n. raised ridge in the field
mén kǎn
n. threshold, doorsill (variant of 门槛)
xīn kǎn
n. bottom of one's heart; pit of stomach (same as 心口)