Usage of the character 坷
kě
坷
[坷]
- used in 坎坷 (kǎnkě)
kē
坷
[坷]
- used in 坷垃 (kēlā)
kǎnkě
坎坷
[坎坷]
- (of a road) bumpy; (of life) rough; to be down on one's luck; to be full of frustrations and dashed hopes
kēlā
坷垃
[坷垃]
- (dialect) clod (of earth)
tǔkēlā
土坷垃
[土坷垃]
- (dialect) clod of earth
kǎnkěduōchuǎn
坎坷多舛
[坎坷多舛]
- full of trouble and misfortune (usu. referring to someone's life)
mìngtúkǎnkě
命途坎坷
[命途坎坷]
- to have a tough life
- to meet much adversity in one's life
kǎnkěbùpíng
坎坷不平
[坎坷不平]
- potholed and bumpy road (idiom); fig. full of disappointment and dashed hopes