夼
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Meaning: low ground
💡 Think: big (大) river (川) flows through low ground (夼).
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Character Story & Explanation
夼 (kuǎng) depicts a large field (大) with a river (川) running through it, illustrating a low-lying area often flooded. It's a rare character, primarily used in place names like 刘家夼 (Liújiākuǎng), a village in Shandong. Its structure visualizes topography: the radical 大 (big) combined with 川 (river) suggests a broad valley.
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