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堪 Chinese character image - Hanzi Now
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堪 Chinese character image - Hanzi Now
堪 Chinese character image - Hanzi Now
堪 Chinese character image - Hanzi Now
堪 Chinese character image - Hanzi Now
堪 Chinese character image - Hanzi Now
堪 Chinese character image - Hanzi Now
堪 Chinese character image - Hanzi Now
堪 Chinese character image - Hanzi Now

堪 Stroke Order — How to Write 堪

Stroke Order

堪 is written in 12 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.

堪 Radical and Character Components

Components:土甚

堪 is an ideographic compound. One with a considerable amount 甚 of land 土.

Radical: 土 + 9 more strokes

堪 Pronunciation and Pinyin

  • kān

Meanings of 堪 in Chinese

1

kān堪

To be able to; to be sufficient for; can withstand.
如果再不采取措施,后果将不堪设想
If no further measures are taken, the consequences will be unimaginable.
to endure; to be able to bear or support
他连续工作了十几个小时,现在已经疲惫不堪了。
He worked for more than ten hours straight and is now utterly exhausted.

Common Words and Phrases with 堪

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kān堪chá察jiā加bàn半dǎo岛
The Kamchatka Peninsula is a large peninsula in Eastern Russia, known for its numerous active volcanoes, geysers, and hot springs. Fishery is its main economic activity.
堪察加半岛拥有活跃的火山、原始森林和独特的野生动物,吸引了许多生态旅游爱好者。
The Kamchatka Peninsula, with its active volcanoes, pristine forests, and unique wildlife, attracts many eco-tourism enthusiasts.

More words with 堪

  • kān堪chēng称can be called, can be described as
  • kān堪yōu忧worrying, concerning
  • bù不kān堪unbearable, intolerable
  • nán难kān堪embarrassing, awkward
  • kān堪bǐ比comparable to, rival
  • kān堪chēng称shì是Can be called, Is truly
  • líng凌luàn乱bù不kān堪Extremely messy, In a total mess
  • pò破jiù旧bù不kān堪run-down, dilapidated
  • zāng脏luàn乱bù不kān堪filthy, messy
  • bù不kān堪zhòng重fù负overwhelmed, overburdened
  • hěn很nán难kān堪Embarrassing, Awkward
  • liáo潦dǎo倒bù不kān堪Down and out, Destitute
  • pò破bài败bù不kān堪run-down, dilapidated
  • āng肮zāng脏bù不kān堪filthy, squalid
  • cán残bài败bù不kān堪dilapidated, ruined
  • dùn顿bì弊bù不kān堪utterly dilapidated, in utter disrepair
  • huì秽zhuó浊bù不kān堪filthy, foul
  • kùn困kǔ苦bù不kān堪Extremely distressed, Unbearable hardship
  • ní泥nìng泞bù不kān堪very muddy, extremely muddy
  • bù不kān堪rěn忍shòu受unbearable, intolerable

Idioms with 堪

  • bù不kān堪huí回shǒu首too painful to recall
  • bù不kān堪qí其yōu忧unable to bear the sorrow
  • bù不kān堪rù入ěr耳unbearable to listen to
  • bù不kān堪rù入mù目too hideous or unsightly to look at
  • bù不kān堪shè设xiǎng想unimaginable dreadful consequences
  • bù不kān堪shōu收shi拾beyond control or repair
  • bù不kān堪yán言zhuàng状beyond words to describe
  • bù不kān堪yī一jī击extremely vulnerable
  • bù不kān堪zào造jiù就beyond help or cultivation
  • chén陈jiù旧bù不kān堪extremely dilapidated and worn out
  • kǔ苦bù不kān堪yán言too miserable to describe
  • láng狼bèi狈bù不kān堪in a sorry plight

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Questions about 堪

What does 堪 mean in Chinese?

堪 (kān) means “To be able to” in Chinese.

How do you pronounce 堪?

堪 is pronounced kān in Mandarin Chinese.

How many strokes does 堪 have?

堪 has 12 strokes.

How do you write 堪?

堪 is written in 12 strokes, starting from the radical 土. See the animated stroke order on this page.

What is the radical of 堪?

The radical of 堪 is 土, and 堪 is an ideographic compound.

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