堪
Meanings
CC-CEDICT
- 1.(bound form) may; can
- 2.(bound form) to endure; to bear
- 3.(in 堪舆[kān yú]) heaven (contrasted with earth 舆[yú])
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Wiktionary
- 1.may; can; to be capable of; to be able to
- 2.to bear; to stand; to resist; to endure
- 3.protrusion in the earth
- 4.Used in transcription.
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Etymology
Phono-semantic compound (形聲 /形声, OC *kʰluːm) and ideogrammic compound (會意 /会意): semantic 土 (“earth”) + phonetic 甚 (OC *ɡljumʔ, *ɡljums, “extreme, profound”) — originally meaning “heavy mountain/earthen protrusion”, it later came to signify the act of “enduring” that earth's weight. Sino-Tibetan; compare Burmese ခံ (hkam, “to receive; to endure”), Jingpho khàm (“to endure”) (Schuessler, 2007).
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Stroke order
Components
Components from cjk-decomp · MIT
Example sentences
我沒想要讓你難堪。
I didn't mean to embarrass you.
她的演技堪比专业人士。
Her acting is on the level of a professional.
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More examples & usage (AI)
Derived terms
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