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how to write ken(gnaw) in chinese

啃

pinyinkěn
radicals口Stroke count11
eanglish meaninggnaw; nibble; bite; take great pains with one\'s studies

Stroke order of the Chinese character "啃" (ken)

Handwriting

v. （一点一点儿地往下咬） bite; gnaw; nibble:

1. 啃老玉米
nibble at an ear of corn;

2. 把骨头上的肉啃下来
bite meat off the bone; gnaw the meat off a bone;

3. 老鼠能啃穿木头。
A rat can gnaw a hole through wood.

4. 他在啃苹果。
He was nibbling on the apple.

v. （徒劳无益的钻研） take great pains with one's studies:

1. 啃书本
delve into books; read with great difficulty but with little understanding; make laborious efforts to read