侃 (hon2 | kan3) : confident; outspoken; tease; make fun of

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侃

hon2

kan3

[1] [adj] confident and outspoken
[2] [adj] amiable; pleasant
[3] [v] tease; make fun of; poke fun at

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Stroke count: 8

Level: 3

Radical: 亻 (#9)

This character is used in both Cantonese and Mandarin/Standard written Chinese.

侃

This word has been viewed 4021 times since 30th Oct 2012, was added by Steph_fr on 18th Sep 2007 08:56 and last edited on 7th Oct 2013 01:25

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調侃 tiu4 hon2 diao4 kan3 = to ridicule sb.; mock up sb.; scoff; joking

侃星 hon2 xin1 kan3 xing1 = a chatterbox, a big talker, one who boasts

調侃自己 tiu4 hon2 zi6 gei2 diao4 kan3 zi4 ji3 = self-derision

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我不是一個侃談的人國
I am not someone who will speak boldly.

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Decimal representation of this word: 侃
Unicode code for this character: U+4f83 (off-site link)

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