kǎn

upright and strong

As trustworthy as spring-water 

Components
亻 meaning component

  Meaning component

rén

  

person

口 meaning component

  Meaning component

kǒu

  

mouth

川 meaning component

  Meaning component

chuān

  

stream

Evolution

侃 Oracle script (~1250-1000 BC)

Oracle script

(~1250-1000 BC)
侃 Bronze script Early Western Zhou (~1000 BC)

Bronze script

Early Western Zhou (~1000 BC)
侃 Seal script Shuowen (~100 AD)

Seal script

Shuowen (~100 AD)
侃 Clerical script Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)

Clerical script

Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)
侃 Regular script Modern

Regular script

Modern
Definitions

 

kǎn

upright and strong; amiable; upright and honest; cheerful; to chat idly; to boast; to talk smoothly

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kǎn

old variant of [kǎn]

Most common words with 侃
Freq.
Word
Meaning

调侃

to ridicule

cheerful

侃侃而谈

to speak frankly with assurance

侃侃

to possess assurance and composure

侃大山

to chatter idly