Chinese Character 坑 Meanings and components.

Form

坑

Meaning

坑 meaning[3] in English

Hole.

Pit.

Tunnel.

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Main Components

By analyzing its shape, the hanzi[2] character 坑 can be seen as a composition of 2 main shapes where their meanings are Tu (ethnic group) (土) , and surname Kang (亢)

Its radical[1] is: 土 (tu3) which means: Tu (Ethnic Group), Surname Tu, .土tu3Tu (ethnic …

In cangjie it is written with GYHN

How to write 坑

To write坑keng1hole you should write a combination of 土tu3Tu (ethnic … , 亢kang4surname Kang arranged in a 吅 shape:

土 + 亢 = 坑

坑 Stroke Order

The order of the strokes to write 坑 should be followed in this specific way.

Components Tree

The composition tree, or the characters that form each component of 坑, looks as follow:

坑
Pinyin:keng1 Shape:吅
Meaning[3]: Hole . Pit . Tunnel . To Defraud
土
Pinyin:tu3
Meaning[3]: Tu (Ethnic Group) . Surname Tu
亢
Pinyin:kang4 Shape:吕
Meaning[3]: Surname Kang . Kang, One Of The 28 Constellations
亠
Pinyin:tou2
Meaning[3]: 'Lid' Radical In Chinese Characters (Kangxi Radical 8)
几
Pinyin:ji3
Meaning[3]: Small Table

Notes

  • [1] A character's radical: 部bùsection 首shǒuheader Radical

  • [2] Hanzi stands for: 汉hànChinese 字zìCharacter

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