Memory phrase for the character: 坑

坑

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Meaning

pit, ditch, tunnel, to defraud

Pronunciation

 kēng

Explanation

 Left: earth 土, right: overbearing 亢 (Here: the navigator 亢 of navigation 航 [= sturdy person with a broad neck] or a pitman)

Mnemonic
 
In the earth is the pitman/miner in a pit / ditch.

Radicals

土 earth, groundPay attention to the length of the upper line. If it is longer, it means scholar 士.
亢 overbearing
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 Vocabulary

沙坑 shā kēng  sandbox; jumping pit (athletics); sand trap, bunker (golf)
矿坑 kuàng kēng  mine; mine shaft
泥坑 ní kēng  mud pit; mire; morass
泥坑 ní kēng  

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