kēng

variant of 坑[keng1]

earth (土) + sound (亢) = pit or hole in the ground

土 grounds the meaning in earth and soil — a pit is a hole dug into the ground. 亢 contributes the sound kēng and does not add to the meaning.

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路上有一个大,走路要小心。

lù shang yǒu yī gè dà kēng, zǒu lù yào xiǎo xīn。

There is a big pit on the road, be careful when walking.

工人们在地上挖了一个深

gōng rén men zài dì shang wā le yī gè shēn kēng。

The workers dug a deep pit in the ground.

Words with 坑

避坑落井

bì kēng luò jǐng

to dodge a pit only to fall into a well (idiom)

避弹坑

bì dàn kēng

foxhole

陷坑

xiàn kēng

pitfall

陨坑

yǔn kēng

meteorite crater

陨石坑

yǔn shí kēng

meteorite impact crater

馕坑

náng kēng

tandoor

一个萝卜一个坑

yī gè luó bo yī gè kēng

lit. every turnip to its hole (idiom)

俑坑

yǒng kēng

pit with funerary figures

凹坑

āo kēng

concave depression

占着茅坑不拉屎

zhàn zhe máo kēng bù lā shǐ

lit. to occupy a latrine but not shit (proverb)

古坑

gǔ kēng

Gukeng or Kukeng township in Yunlin county 雲林縣|云林县[Yun2 lin2 xian4], Taiwan

古坑乡

gǔ kēng xiāng

Gukeng or Kukeng township in Yunlin county 雲林縣|云林县[Yun2 lin2 xian4], Taiwan

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