堪 kān
- Strokes
- 12
- Radical
- 土 — soil, earth
- How it's built
- Ideograph — the meaning is built from its parts
堪称
kānchēng
to be worthy of being called
Characters in this word
Example phrases
- 这座桥把工程美学和抗震技术结合起来，堪称城市更新的典范。 Zhè zuò qiáo bǎ gōngchéng měixué hé kàngzhèn jìshù jiéhé qǐlái, kānchēng chéngshì gēngxīn de diǎnfàn. This bridge combines engineering aesthetics with seismic technology and can be called a model of urban renewal.
- 这位老厨师做的面条堪称一流，远近有名。 Zhè wèi lǎo chúshī zuò de miàntiáo kānchēng yīliú, yuǎnjìn yǒumíng. The noodles made by this old chef can be called first-class and are famous near and far.
- 这个小村子的风景堪称一幅画。 Zhège xiǎo cūnzi de fēngjǐng kānchēng yì fú huà. The scenery of this little village is truly a picture.
Related words
- 不堪 bùkān unable to bear; extremely; in a terrible state
- 难堪 nánkān embarrassed; embarrassing; hard to bear
- 称 chēng to weigh
- 名称 míngchēng name; title
- 称为 chēngwéi to be called
- 称赞 chēngzàn to praise
- 称 chēng to call; to name
- 称号 chēnghào title
- 称呼 chēnghu to address; form of address
- 称作 chēngzuò to be called
- 对称 duìchèn symmetrical
- 称心如意 chènxīnrúyì entirely satisfactory; just as one wishes