kèn

dialect

Meaning of

掯 means to press down; to hold down; to push against; to make things difficult for someone; to create obstacles; to extort. Pronounced kèn.

  • to press down; to hold down; to push against
  • to make things difficult for someone; to create obstacles; to extort
  • to hold back (tears); to have (tears) welling up in the eyes

Character Info

Radical
Strokes8

Stroke Order

Definitions & Examples

kèn
zhù
le
niú
zi
 
ràng
luàn
dòng
 

He pressed down on the bull's neck to keep it from moving around.

gài
zi
wǎng
xià
kèn
kèn
 

Press that lid down a bit.