坎肩
kǎn jiān · sleeveless jacket (usually cotton); Chinese waistcoat
Character breakdown
Study each Hanzi separately, then return to the complete word so pronunciation, meaning, and movement stay connected.
How to learn 坎肩
Listen once without reading, repeat the pinyin with its tones, then write every character in sequence. Finally, recall the complete meaning instead of memorizing each character as an isolated translation.
When the word appears in a sentence, check whether its part of speech and meaning match the definition shown here. Chinese words can change nuance with context.
Words with the same characters
Compare how a familiar Hanzi changes meaning inside another word.
shoulder
并肩bìngjiānalongside; shoulder to shoulder; side by side; abreast
肩负jiānfùto shoulder (a burden); to bear; to suffer (a disadvantage)
坎坷kǎnkě(of a road) bumpy; (of life) rough; to be down on one's luck; to be full of frustrations and dashed hopes
心坎xīn kǎnbottom of one's heart
坎子kǎn ziraised ground; bank