How to write 阚
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Meaning of 阚
Pinyin
kàn、 hǎn
Radical
门
Strokes
14
Definition
(surname) / peep
Usage
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阚
Kàn
1. Look over.
2. To visit, to pay a call.
阚
Kàn (meaning in ancient texts)
[Verb]
1. 望 ([En.] look over)
【Reference】
1. Shuo Wen: 阚, means to望. It is composed of the radical for door, indicating the meaning "to look out" as one might lean against a door. The character can also be written as 瞰 or 矙.
2. Guang Ya: 阚, means to look.
3. Ji Kang's "Qin Fu": Looking down at the edge of the sea (俯阚海湄).
【Example】
1. Another example: 俯阚 (to overlook, to look down).
2. 探望，看望 ([En.] visit)
【Reference】
1. Shizi - Jun Zhi: Yu (the Emperor) thus dredged the river and cleared the flood for ten years without visiting his home.
阚
Kàn (as a noun)
[Name]
1. An ancient place name ([En.] Kan village), located in today's Wenshang County, Shandong Province.
2. A surname.
3. See also: hǎn.
3. The sound of a tiger's roar.
Noun: The roar of a tiger. In "Guang Yun, Upper Tone," it states: “阚, the sound of a tiger.” In "Shijing, Daya, Changwu": "Advancing his tiger minister, roaring like a fierce tiger."
4. An adverb indicating the action of opening one's mouth wide.
In "Zhuangzi, Tiandao": "And the mouth is wide open, seemingly in a stance of restraint, just like a tied horse."
5. Another pronunciation related to the aforementioned meanings.
Same Pronunciation Characters
Same Radical Characters
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Input Method for 阚
Pinyin
kan4
Wubi
unbt
Cangjie
lsnjk
Zhengma
tlcm
Four Corner
37448
Unicode
U+961a
Stroke Number Category
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