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侃

kǎn
upright and honest · cheerful
Radical: 亻 Strokes: 8
Structure: Left narrow, right wideFrequency: Level 2 character
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Character Decomposition
侃=亻+口+川
Etymology
As trustworthy 㐰 as spring-water 川
Meanings
upright and honest
cheerful
to chat idly
to boast
to talk smoothly
kǎn
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Words with 侃 21 total
Idioms with 侃 5 total Chain
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