龛

kān

(bound form) niche; shrine

Traditional 龕

Ancient forms

2 forms

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神龛shénkānshrine; niche; household shrine
龛影kānyǐng(radiography) the shadow of a peptic ulcer in a barium-swallow X-ray
佛龛fókānniche for statue (esp. Buddhist, Christian etc)
壁龛bìkānniche (in a wall)
骨灰龛gǔhuīkāncolumbarium
龙龛手鉴LóngkānShǒujiànLongkan Shoujian, Chinese character dictionary from 997 AD containing 26,430 entries, with radicals placed into 240 rhyme groups and arranged according to the four tones, and the rest of the characters similarly arranged under each radical