凵(kǎn): receptacle
2 strokes
Readingskǎnqiǎn
receptacle
Stroke order animation
Character information
- Pinyin
- kǎn / qiǎn
- Meaning
- receptacle
- Strokes
- 2
- HSK level
- —
- Traditional
- Same
Origin & structure
Where 凵 comes from and how its parts fit together.
Pictograph
A tray
A drawing of the thing it names.
How to write 凵 step by step
2 strokes — each frame adds one stroke, shown in dark ink over the lighter ones.
- 1
- 2
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