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阬

简坑 · 繁阬

Mandarin · pinyin kēng

variant of 坑 kēng

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坑: kēng · pit, hole; bury, trap; harry

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1 · keng1

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gon1 · gong1 · haang1 · kong3

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character · Etymology 1

(literary) alternative form of 坑 (kēng, “pit; hole”)
(literary) alternative form of 坑 (kēng, “gully”)
(literary) alternative form of 坑 (kēng, “to bury alive”)
a surname

character · Etymology 2

(obsolete on its own in Standard Chinese) alternative form of 抗 (kàng, “to confront”)
(historical dictionaries only) door (Guangyun)

character · Etymology 3

(obsolete on its own in Standard Chinese) mountain hill; ridge
(historical dictionaries only) A place name. (Jiyun)

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