Phonosemantic compound. 土 represents the meaning and 可 represents the sound.
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Historical Evolution
坷
Seal
Chu (Warring States: 475-221 BC)
坷
Seal
Shuowen (~100 AD)
坷
Regular
Modern
Chinese
坷 [kě]
uneven (path); unfortunate (in life)
Example Sentences
CHINESE WORDS (5)
坎坷 [kǎnkě] #16,353
bumpy (of a road)
坎坷不平 [kǎnkěbùpíng] #53,962
potholed and bumpy road (idiom); fig. full of disappointment and dashed hopes
坷垃 [kēlā] #56,538
(dialect) clod (of earth)
命途坎坷 [mìngtúkǎnkě] #72,318
to have a tough life
坎坷多舛 [kǎnkěduōchuǎn]
full of trouble and misfortune (usu. referring to someone's life)
JAPANESE WORDS (1)