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CHINESE CHARACTER

kēng

坑

坑

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pit

Numbered pinyin
keng1
English meanings
variant of 坑[keng1], pit, hole

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BUILDING BLOCKS

Structure & components

Left–right structure

Left–right arrangement: left 土; right 亢.

  • Left

    土
  • Right

    亢
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Meaning & sound clues

土 is identified as the meaning component, associated with “earth”.

亢 is identified as the sound component (kàng). Its pronunciation may differ from the modern pronunciation of 坑.

This breakdown describes the written shape. A component's meaning does not always explain the meaning of the whole character.

Decomposition reference

⿰土亢

Source: Make Me a Hanzi (LGPL-3.0-or-later)
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Homophones

Characters with the same pinyin, regardless of tone.

Example sentences

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  1. 01

    yī一gè个kēng坑。

    A pit.

  2. 02

    wā挖kēng坑。

    Dig a pit.

  3. 03

    cǎi踩kēng坑。

    Fall into a trap.

  4. 04

    xiǎoxin小心jǐnshèn谨慎。

    Be careful.

  5. 05

    jíshí及时tián填píng平。

    Fill it in promptly.

  6. 06

    ānquán安全dì第yī一。

    Safety first.

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