kān

adequately capable of

One with a considerable amount  of land 

Components
土 meaning component

  Meaning component

  

earth

甚 meaning component

  Meaning component

shénshèn

  

extremely

Evolution

堪 Seal script Shuowen (~100 AD)

Seal script

Shuowen (~100 AD)
堪 Clerical script Qin dynasty (221-206 BC)

Clerical script

Qin dynasty (221-206 BC)
堪 Seal script Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)

Seal script

Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)
堪 Clerical script Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)

Clerical script

Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)
堪 Regular script Modern

Regular script

Modern
Definitions

 

kān

adequately capable of, worthy of; to endure; may; can

Most common words with 堪
Freq.
Word
Meaning

may

难堪

hard to take

不堪

cannot bear

堪称

can be rated as

不堪设想

unthinkable