堪
Character
(bound form) may; can
Meaning
kān
kan1- (bound form) may; can CC-CEDICT
- (bound form) to endure; to bear CC-CEDICT
- (in 堪舆 (kān yú)) heaven (contrasted with earth 舆 (yú)) CC-CEDICT
Stroke order
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Practice writing 堪
Draw “堪” here — the faint guide shows its shape.
Example sentences
这个房间不堪入目。
zhè ge fáng jiān bù kān rù mù
This room is too messy to look at.
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天气热得让人不堪忍受。
tiān qì rè de ràng rén bù kān rěn shòu
The weather is so hot that people cannot stand it.
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他说的话让我很难堪。
tā shuō de huà ràng wǒ hěn nán kān
His words made me feel very embarrassed.
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Words with 堪
See all 28 →堪称kān chēngcan be called; deserves to be called (usually something very good)WordHSK 7–9堪忧kān yōuworryingWord堪比kān bǐto be comparable toWord堪舆kān yúgeomancyWord堪虞kān yúworrisomeWord堪培拉kān péi lāCanberra, capital of AustraliaWord堪察加kān chá jiāKamchatka (peninsula in far eastern Russia)Word堪萨斯kān sà sīKansas, US stateWord堪达罕kān dá hǎn(dialect) moose (loanword via Manchu)Word堪察加半岛kān chá jiā bàn dǎoKamchatka Peninsula, far-eastern RussiaWord堪察加柳莺kān chá jiā liǔ yīng(bird species of China) Kamchatka leaf warbler (Phylloscopus examinandus)Word不堪bù kāncannot bear something because it is too much, too hard, or too badWordHSK 7–9