Memory phrase for the character: 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 is very extraordinary)

Mnemonic
 
Earth shows extreme endurance.

Radicals

土 earth, groundPay attention to the length of the upper line. If it is longer, it means scholar 士.
甚 very, extraordinary
匹 equalequal bales of cloth in a box




 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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