Spot 甚
Find the repeated shape and notice where it sits before trying to memorize the whole character.
Visual pattern
甚 component
shén · considerably; very, extremely; a great extent
A recurring visual building block found inside multiple Chinese characters. Compare what stays the same and what changes across the family.
A repeatable reading move
How to use 甚
Use the component as a clue, then verify the complete character.
Compare the visual pattern
Use the stable shape to recognize the family, without assuming it always supplies meaning or sound.
Check what changes
Read the remaining component, then confirm the full pinyin, meaning, and stroke order on the character page.
Shared clue甚Visual pattern
Read the pattern before memorizing the list
Use the shared shape as a recognition anchor, then confirm the full character's pronunciation and meaning.
The component page is a learning family; the radical page is a dictionary index. A shape can serve both roles.
Compare the family
What stays the same, what changes?
These cards only show complete visual decompositions from the current dataset that contain 甚.
谌=
讠
勘=
+力
堪=
土
葚=
艹
湛=
氵
戡=
+戈
椹=
木
斟=
+斗
諶=
言
Move into vocabulary
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These words contain characters from the 甚 family. Open one to see its complete breakdown.
不堪bùkān
cannot bear
HSK 3.0 · L7-9精湛jīngzhànconsummate
HSK 3.0 · L7-9堪称kānchēngcan be rated as
HSK 3.0 · L7-9勘探kāntànto explore
HSK 3.0 · L7-9难堪nánkānhard to take
HSK 3.0 · L7-9斟酌zhēnzhuóto consider
HSK 3.0 · L7-9不堪忍受bù kān rěn shòuunbearable
不堪设想bù kān shè xiǎngtoo horrible to contemplate
不堪一击bù kān yī jī勘测kān cèto investigate
勘察kān cháto reconnoiter
勘定kān dìngto demarcate