堪

堪 in English

kān: (bound form) may / can / (bound form) to endure / to bear / (in 堪輿|堪舆[kan1 yu2]) heaven (contrasted with earth 輿|舆[yu2])

How it used to be written

Forms, sources and dates: the 字形演變 database of 小學堂, Academia Sinica, public domain (CC0).

出师一表真名世，千载谁堪伯仲间！

The Memorial To The Emperor upon his campaign truly established his renown for all time; Who, in a thousand years, could stand shoulder to shoulder with it?
在过去一个相当长的时期里，社会都是等级制度森严并且极度不公的，做为社会阶级中最大一部分的贫农常常被赋税，战争，饥荒压得喘不过气来，痛苦不堪。

For a long time, society was strongly hierarchical and unequal, primarily composed of peasants. The most backward, impoverished segment of the population, they were crushed by the weight of taxes, wars, and famines.
堪萨斯州刚好位於美国的中央。

Kansas is smack dab in the middle of the US.
她的演技堪比专业人士。

Her acting is on the level of a professional.
她的衣服破旧不堪。

Her clothes are worn out.
我们还是脆弱不堪。

We're still vulnerable.
我没想要让你难堪。

I didn't mean to embarrass you.
斯堪的纳维亚现在已经不流行戴维京人那种有角的头盔了。

Viking helmets with horns aren't in style in Scandinavia anymore.