堪舆 kānyú geomancy Origin Definitions Defs Strokes Stroke Words Sentences Sents 堪 kān heaven (bound form) heaven; specifically in the context of 堪舆 kānyú which contrasts heaven with the earth舆 輿 yú territory (literary) the earth; land; territory. This sense uses the carriage as a metaphor for the earth, often contrasted with 堪 kān which represents the canopy or heaven.