CHARACTERS / KAN

“kan” is 6 characters.

Chinese has many characters with the same sound. The tone and the shape tell them apart.

  1. 看kànto seeHSK 1 · TONE 4
  2. 砍kǎnto chopHSK 5 · TONE 3
  3. 侃kǎnupright and honestHSK 6 · TONE 3
  4. 刊kānto printHSK 6 · TONE 1
  5. 勘kānto investigateHSK 6 · TONE 1
  6. 堪kān(bound form) mayHSK 6 · TONE 1