(kàng)

4 strokes
Readingskànghánggāng

surname Kang

Stroke order animation

Character information

Pinyin
kàng / háng / gāng
Meaning
surname Kang; Kang, one of the 28 constellations
Strokes
4
HSK level
Traditional
Same

Origin & structure

Where comes from and how its parts fit together.

⿱亠几

Made of

Parts are arranged top to bottom.

How to write step by step

4 strokes — each frame adds one stroke, shown in dark ink over the lighter ones.

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  3. 3
  4. 4

Words with

Common words using — tap any character to open its stroke-order page.

kàngfèn

excited; stimulated

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kànghàn

severe drought (literary)

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kàngzhí

upright and unyielding (literary)

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kàngjìn

hyperfunction (medical)

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jiǎkàng

hyperthyroidism (abbr. for 甲状腺功能亢进)

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gāokàng

high-pitched and penetrating (musical instrument, voice etc)

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neither haughty nor humble

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neither servile nor overbearing (idiom)

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