Memory phrase for the character: 侃

侃

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Meaning upright and honest, cheerful, to talk smoothly

Pronunciation

kǎn

Explanation

Left: person 亻, right: mouth 口, river 川

Mnemonic
 
(He talks a lot:) The person with a mouth like a river is: upright and honest.

Radicals

亻 personThis radical is understood as an identical variant of "person" 人, and shows a person who stands with the legs apart. - This radical has several variation, i.e. a lying person , a sitting 匕 person.
口 mouth, openingThis is a small square. If it is bigger: 囗, it is an enclosure.
川 riverThe water 水 was simplified as three lines and symbolizes the flow of the river.
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 Vocabulary

调侃 tiáo kǎn  to ridicule; to tease; to mock; idle talk; chitchat
侃爷 kǎn yé  big talker
侃星 kǎn xīng  chatterbox; boaster
侃星 kǎn xīng  

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