| 勘 | [ kān ] to investigate, to survey, to collate |
| 勘定 | [ kān dìng ] to demarcate, to survey and determine |
| 勘察 | [ kān chá ] to reconnoiter, to explore, to survey |
| 勘察加 | [ kān chá jiā ] Kamchatka (far eastern province of Russia) |
| 勘察加半島 | [ kān chá jiā bàn daǒ ] Kamchatka Peninsula, far-eastern Russia |
| 勘探 | [ kān tàn ] to explore, to survey, to prospect (for oil etc), prospecting |
| 勘查 | [ kān chá ] variant of 勘察[kan1 cha2] |
| 勘測 | [ kān cè ] to investigate, to survey |
| 勘界 | [ kān jiè ] boundary survey |
| 勘破 | [ kān pò ] see 看破[kan4 po4] |
| 勘誤 | [ kān wù ] to correct printing errors |
| 勘誤表 | [ kān wù ] corrigenda |
| 勘驗 | [ kān yàn ] to investigate, examination |
| ⇒ 探勘 | [ tàn kān ] to explore, to survey, to prospect (for oil etc), prospecting |
| ⇒ 查勘 | [ chá kān ] to investigate |
| ⇒ 校勘 | [ kān ] to collate |
| ⇒ 踏勘 | [ tà kān ] to go and inspect (a site), to do an on-site survey |