Character Animation

Character: 坑

Pinyin: kēng (keng1)

Meaning: pit; hollow; depression / (mining) pit; shaft; tunnel / (literary) to bury alive / (coll.) to cheat; to scam; to screw over

Practice Writing

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Stroke Breakdown

Learning Tips

  • ✓ Watch the animation carefully to understand the stroke order and direction
  • ✓ Study the stroke breakdown section to learn the shape of each stroke
  • ✓ Practice on paper multiple times, paying attention to the start, middle, and end of each stroke
  • ✓ The animation loops automatically so you can watch and learn repeatedly

Learn Pronunciation

Watch video examples and practice pronouncing "坑"

Character Structure

IDS Decomposition

⿰ 土 亢

Phonetic Component

Sound element

亢

Semantic Component

Meaning element

土

Same Pronunciation

Pinyin: kēng

吭

Same Radical (50)

Radical: 土

土 圣 在 地 圳 场 圾 址 均 坊 坎 坏 坐 块 坚 坛 坟 坡 坤 坦 坨 垂 垃 型 垒 垦 垫 埋 城 域 培 基 堂 堆 堕 堡 堪 堵 塌 塑 塔 塞 填 境 墓 墙 增 墨 壁 壕

Related Phonetic (4)

Same phonetic as: 亢

吭 杭 肮 航

Related Semantic (41)

Same semantic as: 土

在 地 场 圾 址 均 坊 坎 坏 块 坛 坟 坡 坦 坨 垃 垄 型 垒 垦 垫 埋 城 域 培 基 堂 堆 堕 堵 塌 塑 塔 塞 填 境 墓 墙 增 壁 壕