侃

kǎn

“Upright and honest” in Chinese is 侃 (kǎn).

Other characters with the syllable kan: see all 7 →

Meaning

upright and honest
cheerful
to chat idly

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to boast
to talk smoothly
old variant of 侃[kan3]

Example

消磨时间的最有效办法当然还是聊天吹牛侃大山。

The most effective way to kill time, of course, is chatting, bragging, and having wild conversations.

From 侃大山 · Example sentence from Tatoeba (CC BY 2.0).

Stroke Order

8 strokes

Words containing 侃

调侃tiáokǎnto ridiculeHSK 7-9 侃大山kǎn dàshānto chatter idlyHSK 7-9

More HSK 7-9 characters

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