侃 kǎn upright and strong
怎么记住“侃”: 亻 person + 口 mouth + 𫶧 river = upright and strong. At the town meeting the person opens his mouth and speaks as clear as a mountain river, and everyone sees he is upright and strong.
部件结构
侃 = 亻 person + 口 mouth + 𫶧 river
- 亻 person
- 口 mouth
- 𫶧 river
At the town meeting the person opens his mouth and speaks as clear as a mountain river, and everyone sees he is upright and strong.
用法
- Chiefly seen in 侃侃而谈 (kǎnkǎn'értán), to speak at length with calm confidence and poise.
- In modern slang 侃 alone means to chat/shoot the breeze - 侃大山 (kǎn dàshān) to chew the fat; 调侃 (tiáokǎn) to tease.
- So it swings from composed eloquence (侃侃) to casual banter (侃大山).