扛(káng)

HSK 7-96 strokes
Readingskánggāng

to raise aloft with both hands

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Character information

Pinyin
káng / gāng
Meaning
to raise aloft with both hands; (of two or more people) to carry sth together
Strokes
6
HSK level
HSK 7-9
Traditional
Same

Origin & structure

Where 扛 comes from and how its parts fit together.

Ideograph⿰扌工

Labor 工 done by hand 扌; 工 also provides the pronunciation

A combination of parts whose meanings add up to the whole.

Made of

扌shǒu工gōng

Parts are arranged left to right.

How to write 扛 step by step

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

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Words with 扛

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

jiān肩káng扛

to carry on the shoulder

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káng扛bǎ把zǐ子

(argot) gang leader; (fig.) king; the best; also pr. [kang2ba4zi5]

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肩把子

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