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upright and strong

HSK 7 N1
kǎn
カン
つよ.い
As trustworthy 㐰 as spring-water 川
Components
person (side)+ mouth+ river =
upright and strong
Meaning component
rén person (side)
Meaning component
kǒu mouth
Meaning component
chuān river
stream, river
Notes
Historical Evolution
Oracle (~1250-1000 BC)
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(~1250-1000 BC)
Oracle (~1250-1000 BC)
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(~1250-1000 BC)
Oracle (~1250-1000 BC)
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(~1250-1000 BC)
Oracle (~1250-1000 BC)
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(~1250-1000 BC)
Oracle (~1250-1000 BC)
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(~1250-1000 BC)
Oracle (~1250-1000 BC)
Oracle
(~1250-1000 BC)
Oracle (~1250-1000 BC)
Oracle
(~1250-1000 BC)
Oracle (~1250-1000 BC)
Oracle
(~1250-1000 BC)
Bronze Early Western Zhou (~1000 BC)
Bronze
Early Western Zhou (~1000 BC)
Bronze Mid Western Zhou (~900 BC)
Bronze
Mid Western Zhou (~900 BC)
Bronze Late Western Zhou (~800 BC)
Bronze
Late Western Zhou (~800 BC)
Bronze Late Western Zhou (~800 BC)
Bronze
Late Western Zhou (~800 BC)
Seal Chu (Warring States: 475-221 BC)
Seal
Chu (Warring States: 475-221 BC)
Seal Chu (Warring States: 475-221 BC)
Seal
Chu (Warring States: 475-221 BC)
Seal Shuowen (~100 AD)
Seal
Shuowen (~100 AD)
Clerical Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)
Clerical
Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)
Regular
Modern
Chinese
[kǎn]
upright and honest; cheerful; to chat idly; to boast; to talk smoothly
Example Sentences
Japanese Names
あきら
Akira given name
かん
Kan given name
すなお
Sunao given name
ただし
Tadashi given name
ただす
Tadasu given name
つよし
Tsuyoshi male given name
なおし
Naoshi male given name
まこと
Makoto given name