坑(kēng)

HSK 7-97 strokes

pit

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Character information

Pinyin
kēng
Meaning
pit; hollow; depression; (mining) pit; shaft; tunnel; (literary) to bury alive; (coll.) to cheat; to scam; to screw over
Strokes
7
HSK level
HSK 7-9
Traditional
Same

Origin & structure

Where 坑 comes from and how its parts fit together.

Phonetic-semantic compound⿰土亢

In this compound, the meaning comes from 土 (earth); 亢 supplies the sound.

One part carries the meaning, the other suggests the sound.

Made of

土tǔ亢kàng

Parts are arranged left to right.

How to write 坑 step by step

7 strokes — each frame adds one stroke, shown in dark ink over the lighter ones.

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Words with 坑

Common words using 坑 — tap any character to open its stroke-order page.

yǒng俑kēng坑

pit with funerary figures; pit containing terracotta warriors

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āo凹kēng坑

concave depression; crater

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gǔ古kēng坑

Gukeng or Kukeng township in Yunlin county 云林县, Taiwan

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kēng坑rén人

(coll.) to cheat; to swindle; to rip sb off; to screw sb over

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kēng坑kǒu口

Hang Hau (area in Hong Kong)

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kēng坑kēng坑wā洼wā洼

full of pits and hollows; bumpy

Open 坑坑洼洼 page →
kēng坑hài害

to trap

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kēng坑dòng洞

hole

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丁丐丘丙丛丝丫丸

From 坑’s common words

俑凹古人口洼害洞

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