Phonosemantic compound. 土 represents the meaning and 亢 represents the sound. Simplified form of 阬.
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Historical Evolution
坑
Clerical
Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)
坑
Clerical
Western Jin dynasty (266-316 AD)
坑
Regular
Modern
Chinese
坑 [kēng]
hole; pit; tunnel; to defraud
Japanese
pit (esp. of a mine)
Korean
갱 [坑]
pit; A hole in the ground dug to mine minerals.
Example Sentences
CHINESE WORDS (76)
水坑 [shuǐkēng] #21,955
puddle
火坑 [huǒkēng] #21,157
pit of fire
沙坑 [shākēng] #23,494
sandbox
矿坑 [kuàngkēng] #26,821
mine
矿坑 [kuàngkēng] #26,821
mine
坑道 [kēngdào] #34,837
mine shaft
茅坑 [máokēng] #32,249
latrine pit
弹坑 [dànkēng] #33,084
bomb crater
弹坑 [dànkēng] #33,084
bomb crater
基坑 [jīkēng] #26,501
foundation groove
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JAPANESE WORDS (29)
⭐ 坑道 [こうどう] #23,308
tunnel
⭐ 炭鉱 [たんこう] #31,704
coal mine
⭐ 廃坑 [はいこう] #51,721
closure of a mine
坑夫 [こうふ] #54,307
miner
坑内 [こうない] #78,214
within a pit or (mine) shaft
立坑 [たてこう] #81,458
shaft (e.g. in a mine)
銀坑 [ぎんこう] #96,821
silver mine
坑口 [こうこう] #126,997
pithead
横坑 [よここう] #155,213
adit
入坑 [にゅうこう] #177,042
entrance into drift or pit
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KOREAN WORDS (1)