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堪

kān

kān · ham1 (Jyutping)

  1. (bound form) may; can
  2. (bound form) to endure; to bear
  3. (in 堪輿|堪舆[kan1 yu2]) heaven (contrasted with earth 輿|舆[yu2])

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Character breakdown

堪

Meaning
adequately capable of, worthy of
Radical
土
Strokes
12
Components
⿰土甚
Cangjie
GTMV
Four-corner
4411.1

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