Memory phrase for the Kanji: 堪

堪

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Meaning

to endure, bear, may, can

Pronunciation

 kān

Explanation

 Left: earth 土, right: extraordinary, extreme 甚 (A grain shovel 其 with an extra angle makes it very extraordinary)

Mnemonic
Earth shows extreme endurance.

Radicals

土 earth, ground
甚 very, extraordinary
匹 equalequal bales of cloth in a box
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Vocabulary

 不堪  bù kān  cannot bear; cannot stand; utterly; extremely
 难堪  nán kān  hard to take; embarrassed
 狼狈不堪  láng bèi bù kān  battered and exhausted; stuck in a dilemma
 狼狈不堪  láng bèi bù kān  

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