坷

kě
#3,863 most
frequent character
used in 坎坷[kan3ke3]

Character breakdown

Source: Make Me a Hanzi.

坷 pairs 土 earth with the sound 可 kě. It first meant rough or uneven. The meaning then grew to unfortunate.

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