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啃 Chinese character image - Hanzi Now
啃 Chinese character image - Hanzi Now
啃 Chinese character image - Hanzi Now
啃 Chinese character image - Hanzi Now
啃 Chinese character image - Hanzi Now
啃 Chinese character image - Hanzi Now
啃 Chinese character image - Hanzi Now
啃 Chinese character image - Hanzi Now

啃 Stroke Order — How to Write 啃

Stroke Order

啃 is written in 11 strokes, following the standard Chinese stroke order. Start from the radical 口, 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.

啃 Radical and Character Components

Components:口肯

啃 is a phono-semantic compound: 口 (mouth) carries the meaning, while 肯 indicates the sound.

Radical: 口 + 8 more strokes

啃 Pronunciation and Pinyin

  • kěn

Meanings of 啃 in Chinese

1

kěn啃

To bite off little by little; to gnaw at something.
他喜欢啃玉米棒子。
He likes to gnaw on corn cobs.

Common Words and Phrases with 啃

1
kěn啃gú骨tou头
Literally, to gnaw on a bone. Figuratively, it refers to undertaking a difficult, challenging, and often unrewarding task or job, especially when others get the easier or more profitable parts.
作为项目组的新成员，他知道自己得先啃骨头，承担那些棘手的、别人都不愿做的任务。
As a new member of the project team, he knew he had to 'gnaw on the bones' first, taking on those thorny tasks that no one else wanted to do.
2
kěn啃niè啮
To gnaw or nibble; often used metaphorically to describe something tormenting or eating away at one.
长时间的孤独啃啮着他内心，让他感到异常空虚。
Long-term loneliness gnawed at his heart, leaving him feeling exceptionally empty.

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Questions about 啃

What does 啃 mean in Chinese?

啃 (kěn) means “To bite off little by little” in Chinese.

How do you pronounce 啃?

啃 is pronounced kěn in Mandarin Chinese.

How many strokes does 啃 have?

啃 has 11 strokes.

How do you write 啃?

啃 is written in 11 strokes, starting from the radical 口. See the animated stroke order on this page.

What is the radical of 啃?

The radical of 啃 is 口, and 啃 is a phono-semantic compound.