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HSK
7-9

to endure

Composition


Components

Sounds

Pinyin

kan1 kān

Meaning


Primary

to endure

Alternatives

endure, endures, enduring, endured, to bear, bear

Mnemonic


[k-] Kermit is in [1] front of the [-an] pawn shop, trying to do some laundry. He has his 其 clothes hamper next to him, but customers keep on thinking it is a trash can and throwing stuff in it. Someone throws a 匚 box in it, and another throws some detached 儿 legs. Finally Kermit cannot 堪 endure it anymore and gets some 土 soil and throws it at anyone who messes with his 其 clothes hamper. The weird thing is that Kermit doesn't even wear clothes. I guess he can 堪 endure being exposed to the elements.

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