Memory phrase for the character: 坷

坷

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Meaning uneven (path), unfortunate (in life)

Pronunciation

kě

Explanation

Left: earth 土, right: be possible, can 可 (The nail 丁 into the opening 口 should be possible.)

Mnemonic
 
With the earth it is possible that it is: uneven.

Radicals

土 earth, ground
可 be possible
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 Vocabulary

坎坷 kǎn kě  bumpy (of a road); rough (of life); to be down on one's luck; to be full of frustrations and dashed hopes
坎坷多舛 kǎn kě duō chuǎn  full of trouble and misfortune (usu. referring to someone's life)
坎坷不平 kǎn kě bù píng  pot-holed and bumpy road (idiom); fig. full of disappointment and dashed hopes
坎坷不平 kǎn kě bù píng  

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