Memory phrase (Mnemonic) for: 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 equal(equal 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

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