kǎn HSK7

upright and strong

kǎn
variant
to chat
To chat idly; to shoot the breeze; to brag or boast. This meaning is often found in the compound 神侃 shén​kǎn
upright
(bound form) Upright and honest; dignified and composed. This meaning is usually seen in the phrase 侃侃而谈 kǎn​kǎn'ér​tán
kǎn
to ridicule
To make fun of or tease someone; to ridicule. Typically used in the compound 调侃 tiáo​kǎn
pit
A pit, hole, or depression
jargon
Enigmatic or insinuating language; professional jargon; underworld argot
harmonious
(literary) Harmonious and happy; amiable
percussion
(onomatopoeia) The sound of percussion
trigram
The name of one of the Eight Trigrams (☵) or one of the Sixty-four Hexagrams (䷜) in the I Ching

Frequency

Character
Written text
3,315th most common 6.69 per million
Movie subtitles
3,468th most common 1.54 per million appears in 1% of films
Word
Movie subtitles
1.07 per million appears in 0% of films
Written text
2.12 per million

Details

HSK 2.0
Level 6
HSK 3.0
Level 7
Strokes
8
Unicode
U+4F83

Sources