坎 (kǎn) — old variant of 坎; pit; hole | TongTong Chinese Dictionary

Definition

This row is labelled as a classifier (POS=g) but the gloss describes a noun meaning 'pit or hole' and an opaque variant pointer ('old variant of 坎[kan3]'). The classifier sense of 坎 is unclear from the available data. Human review is needed to determine the correct usage.

old variant of 坎pithole

Examples

坎
Lù shàng yǒu yí gè dà kēng kǎn
There is a big pothole on the road.
，坎！
Xiǎoxīn, qiánmiàn yǒu gè kēng kǎn!
Be careful, there's a pothole ahead!
坎，。
Zhège kēng kǎn hěn shēn, bú yào kàojìn.
This pothole is very deep, don't get close.

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