Dong Chinese dictionary

kēng

pit

Phonosemantic compound. 土 represents the meaning and 亢 represents the sound. Simplified form of 阬.

Components

土 Meaning component

tǔ

earth

亢 Sound component

kàng

high

Evolution

Clerical script

Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)

Clerical script

Western Jin dynasty (266-316 AD)

Regular script

Modern

Definitions

kēng

pit, hole; bury, trap; harry; hole; pit; tunnel; to defraud

kēng

variant of 坑[kēng]

Most common words with 坑

Sources