坎 Stroke Order — How to Write 坎

Stroke Order

坎 is written in 7 strokes, following the standard Chinese stroke order. Start from the radical 土, then complete the remaining strokes.

Stroke order matters in Chinese: it keeps the character balanced, and it is how dictionaries and handwriting input methods expect a character to be written.

坎 Radical and Character Components

Components:土欠

坎 is a phono-semantic compound: 土 (earth) carries the meaning, while 欠 indicates the sound.

Radical: 土 + 4 more strokes

坎 Pronunciation and Pinyin

kǎn

Meanings of 坎 in Chinese

kǎn坎

Low-lying and uneven ground, a pit or hole. Often used metaphorically to describe difficult or bumpy experiences.

人生难免会遇到一些坎坷，但总能找到克服的方法。

Life inevitably encounters some rough patches, but one can always find ways to overcome them.

A natural or man-made step-like structure, such as an earth mound or a field ridge, often used to retain water or prevent erosion.

农民在田地里修筑了许多田坎，以保持水分和防止水土流失。

Farmers built many field ridges in their fields to retain moisture and prevent soil erosion.

One of the Eight Trigrams (Bagua), representing water.

在八卦中，坎代表水。

In the Eight Trigrams, 'Kan' represents water.

Refers to a critical point or moment, a crucial juncture, like a hurdle or obstacle that needs to be overcome.

跨过这道坎儿，你就能看到胜利的曙光。

Once you overcome this hurdle, you will see the dawn of victory.

A difficult period, a hurdle, or an unfortunate predicament.

他今年遇到了一个大坎儿，需要努力才能过去。

He encountered a big hurdle this year, and he needs to work hard to overcome it.

A threshold, an obstacle, or a critical juncture in one's life or a process, often representing a difficulty to overcome.

人生的道路上总会遇到各种各样的坎。

On the path of life, one will always encounter various obstacles.

Common Words and Phrases with 坎

kǎn坎dé德lā拉

Candela, the SI unit of luminous intensity.

这种新型LED灯泡的发光强度达到了5000坎德拉，足以照亮较大的空间。

The luminous intensity of this new LED light bulb reaches 5000 candelas, which is sufficient to illuminate a larger space.

kǎn坎ér儿

Kǎnr can refer to a crucial juncture or moment, a difficult situation or period of bad luck, or a code word/secret jargon.

他最近的生意不景气，遇到了一个坎儿，需要好好想想对策。

His business has been sluggish lately, hitting a rough patch, and he needs to carefully consider countermeasures.

kǎn坎ér儿jǐng井

Karez (kǎnrjǐng) is an ancient underground irrigation system in Xinjiang, China, that taps into groundwater and melted snow through a series of connected wells to irrigate fields.