坷 kě uneven
uneven; bumpy
怎么记住“坷”: 土 earth + 可 may = uneven. The dry earth on the farm track looks fine and Dad says we may take it, but the ride is so uneven my ice cream flies out.
部件结构
形声 · Meaning + sound
One part gives the meaning, the other gives the sound.
坷 = 土 earth + 可 may
- 土 earth meaning
- 可 may sound
- 丁 male adult
- 口 mouth
The dry earth on the farm track looks fine and Dad says we may take it, but the ride is so uneven my ice cream flies out.
How it came to be
The earth gives the meaning and the right part the sound.
用法
- Bound; only in 坎坷 (kǎnkě, bumpy/rough), typically describing a life of hardship: 一生坎坷 (yìshēng kǎnkě) a life full of setbacks.
- Has no independent use in modern Mandarin.