【啃】Chinese Character Details

| Pinyin | kěn |
|---|---|
| Zhuyin | ㄎㄣˇ |
| Radical | 口 |
| Strokes | 11 |
| HSK | 7 |
| TOCFL | - |
| Unicode | u+5543 |
Stroke Order Diagram
Meanings
kěn
(1) 用牙齒咬堅硬的物體。如:「啃骨頭」、「啃甘蔗」、「啃玉米」。
(2) 比喻勤勉讀書。如:「啃書本」。
Meanings
kěn
1.
一点儿一点儿地往下咬
to bite;to gnaw;to nibble
【Examples】
◎ 我家的狗喜欢啃骨头。
◎ My dog likes to gnaw on bones.
◎ 孩子啃着饼干。
◎ The child is nibbling on a biscuit.
◎ 羊群把这片的草都啃光了。
◎ The flock of sheep has grazed all the grass down to nothing.
2.
龈 kěn
Vocabulary
