坎儿井 kǎn r jǐng

underground water channel in Xinjiang

Word data

HSK Not in HSK
Frequency Unknown

Definitions

  1. 1. karez, qanat or "horizontal well" (irrigation and water management system used in Xinjiang, Central Asia and Middle East)

Characters

Character Meaning
坎 kǎn
hole; pit; threshold
儿 r HSK 1
non-syllabic diminutive suffix; retroflex final; child
井 jǐng HSK 6
a well; neat; orderly