勘 (kān): to investigate, to survey, to collate
勘 (kān) is a Chinese character meaning “to investigate.” Classified as HSK Level 7-9 (HSK 3.0 Standard, CLEC 2022), it is composed of 甚 (phonetic) and 力 (semantic). It ranks #2476 in character frequency (SUBTLEX-CH corpus).
Etymologically derived, 勘 strength. Its radical form 力 (power) appears in many related characters such as 动 (dòng, (of sth) to move), 力 (lì, power), 办 (bàn, to take care of (a matter)).
Definitions
- to investigate
- to survey
- to collate
Etymology & Origin
Stroke Order
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Words & Compounds
Common Compounds
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 勘察 | kān chá | to reconnoiter |
| 勘测 | kān cè | to investigate |
| 勘查 | kān chá | variant of 勘察[kan1 cha2] |
| 勘探 | kān tàn | to explore |
| 踏勘 | tà kān | to go and inspect (a site) |
| 勘定 | kān dìng | to demarcate |
| 勘误 | kān wù | to correct printing errors |
| 勘察加半岛 | kān chá jiā bàn dǎo | Kamchatka Peninsula, far-eastern Russia |
| 勘察加 | kān chá jiā | Kamchatka (far eastern province of Russia) |
| 勘误表 | kān wù biǎo | corrigenda |
| 勘正 | kān zhèng | to proofread and correct |
| 勘界 | kān jiè | boundary survey |
| 查勘 | chá kān | to investigate |
| 勘破 | kān pò | see 看破[kan4 po4] |
| 勘验 | kān yàn | to investigate |
勘 appears in 17 compound words: 76 as the first character, 24 as the last, and 0 in a middle position. Compound statistics computed from SUBTLEX-CH and HSK 3.0 vocabulary data.
Strongest Collocations
Characters that most frequently co-occur with 勘 in natural Chinese text, ranked by NPMI (Normalized Pointwise Mutual Information) — a statistical measure of association strength.
Example Sentences
这个勘字的意思与它的部首有关。
zhè gě kān zì de yì sī yú tā de bù shǒu yǒu guān .
The meaning of the character "勘" is related to its radical.
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dì biǎo zuì wěn dìng lǜ néng bào fā ! shǒu bù dì rè tàn kān 5 nián chéng guǒ jiē mì : zhè 5 dà rè qū yùn zàng quán tái 8 chéng qián néng
The Most Stable Green Energy on Earth! First Geothermal Exploration Report Reveals 5 Years of Findings: These 5 Major Hotspots Hold 80% of Taiwan’s Potential
云林道路升级 张丽善会勘两路段拚6月开工
yún lín dào lù shēng jí zhāng lí shàn huì kān liǎng lù duàn 拚 6 yuè kāi gōng
Yunlin Road Improvement Project: Chang Li-shan Inspects Two Sections, Aims for June Breakground
大安医美老板开工腿部中弹 枪手提前3小时勘查地形画面曝
dà ān yī měi lǎo bǎn kāi gōng tuǐ bù zhōng dàn qiāng shǒu tí qián 3 xiǎo shí kān chá dì xíng huà miàn pù
The boss of Daan Medical Beauty was shot in the leg at work, and the gunman surveyed the terrain 3 hours in advance
开工就行善!台南做工行善团赴关庙会勘 启动新春首场修缮
kāi gōng jiù háng shàn ! tái nán zuò gōng háng shàn tuán fù guān miào huì kān qǐ dòng xīn chūn shǒu chǎng xiū 缮
Do good when you start! The Tainan Work and Charity Group went to Guanmiao to survey and start the first repair of the New Year
...团拜遭枪击!负责人、2员工中弹 枪手事前勘场再变装逃逸
. . . tuán bài zāo qiāng jī ! fù zé rén , 2 yuán gōng zhōng dàn qiāng shǒu shì qián kān chǎng zài biàn zhuāng táo yì
... The group was shot! The person in charge and 2 employees were shot and the gunman investigated the scene in advance and then disguised himself and escaped
Character Family
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