龛 - Dong Chinese dictionary

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kān

niche

Phonosemantic compound. 龙 represents the meaning and 合 represents the sound. Simplified form of 龕.

Components

龙 Meaning component

lóng

dragon

合 Sound component

hé, gě

to join

Evolution

Bronze script

Mid Western Zhou (~900 BC)

Bronze script

Late Western Zhou (~800 BC)

Seal script

Shuowen (~100 AD)

Traditional script

Modern

Simplified script

Modern

Definitions

kān

niche, shrine; niche; shrine

Most common words with 龛

Freq.	Word	Meaning
	神龛	shrine
	龛	niche
	壁龛	niche (in a wall)
	佛龛	niche for statue (esp. Buddhist, Christian etc)

Statistics

Not found in HSK word list

4015th most common character in books

Miscellaneous

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