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康

kāng

HSK 3 Character

What 康 means

1. healthy
2. peaceful
3. abundant

Other readings

康 is 多音字 — it is read more than one way, and the reading changes the meaning.

• Kāngsurname Kang

Example sentences

• 早日康复。
  I hope you'll recover quickly.
• 早日康复！
  Get well soon!
• 祝你健康！
  To your health!
• 父亲很健康。
  The father is in good health.
• 健康是甚么？
  What is health?
• 祝你早日康复。
  Zhù nǐ zǎorìkāngfù.
  I hope you'll be well soon.

Words starting with 康

• 康复kāng fùto recuperate; to recover (health); to convalesce
• 康熙Kāng xīKangxi, reign title (1662–1722) of the Kangxi Emperor 圣祖…
• 康德Kāng déImmanuel Kant (1724-1804), German philosopher
• 康有为Kāng Yǒu wéiKang Youwei (1858-1927), Confucian intellectual, educator and would-be reformer, main…
• 康乐kāng lèpeace and happiness (old); healthy and happy; recreation
• 康生Kāng ShēngKang Sheng (1896-1975), Chinese communist leader, a politburo member during the Cultural…
• 康健kāng jiànhealthy; fit
• 康乃馨kāng nǎi xīncarnation (Dianthus caryophyllus) (loanword)
• 康佳Kāng jiāKongka (brand)
• 康区Kāng qūformer Tibetan province of Kham, now split between Tibet and Sichuan
• 康巴Kāng bāKhampa, subdivision of Tibetan ethnic group; former Tibetan province of Kham, now split…
• 康平kāng píngpeace and prosperity
• 康强kāng qiángstrong and healthy; fit
• 康定市Kāng dìng ShìKangding, a county-level city in Garzê Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture 甘孜藏族自治州
• 康托尔Kāng tuō ěr(name) Cantor; Georg Cantor (1845–1918), German mathematician, founder of set theory
• 康白度kāng bái dùcomprador (loanword)
• 康科德Kāng kē déConcord (place name); Concord, capital of US state New Hampshire
• 康巴地区Kāng bā dì qūformer Tibetan province of Kham, now split between Tibet and Sichuan
• 康斯坦察Kāng sī tǎn cháConstanta (city in Romania)
• 康思维恩格Kāng sī wéi ēn géKongsvinger (city in Hedemark, Norway)
• 康泰kāng tàisafe and healthy
• 康拜因kāng bài yīn(loanword) combine (i.e. combine harvester)
• 康巴藏区Kāng bā Zàng qūformer Kham province of Tibet, now split between Tibet and Sichuan
• 康康舞kāng kāng wǔcancan (loanword)

Words containing 康

• 健康jiàn kānghealth; healthy
• 小康xiǎo kāngmoderately affluent; well-off; a period of peace and prosperity
• 安康ān kānggood health
• 司康sī kāngscone (loanword)
• 好康hǎo kāng(Taiwan) benefit; advantage (from Taiwanese 好空, Tai-lo pr. [hó-khang])
• 尼康Ní kāngNikon corporation
• 建康Jiàn kāngold name for Nanjing 南京, esp. during Southern dynasties
• 文康Wén KāngWen Kang (mid-19th century), Manchu-born novelist, author of The Gallant Maid 儿女英雄传
• 西康Xī kānghistoric province of Tibet in Kham region and west Sichuan, a province of Republic of…
• 亚健康yà jiàn kāngsuboptimal health status
• 南康区Nán kāng QūNankang, a district of Ganzhou City 赣州市
• 奥康纳Ào kāng nàO'Connor (name); Thomas Power O'Connor (1848-1929), Irish journalist and nationalist…
• 安康市Ān kāng ShìAnkang, prefecture-level city in Shaanxi Province 陕西省
• 富士康Fù shì kāngFoxconn Technology Group; abbr. of 富士康科技集团
• 性健康xìng jiàn kāngsexual health
• 健康保险jiàn kāng bǎo xiǎnhealth insurance
• 健康受损jiàn kāng shòu sǔnhealth damage
• 健康状况jiàn kāng zhuàng kuànghealth status
• 健康食品jiàn kāng shí pǐnhealth food
• 奥康内尔Ào kāng nèi ěrO'Connell (name); Daniel O'Connell (1775-1847), Irish nationalist and catholic activist
• 威斯康星Wēi sī kāng xīngWisconsin, US state
• 小康社会xiǎo kāng shè huìsociety in which the material needs of most citizens are adequately met
• 文康活动wén kāng huó dòngcultural and recreational activities (Tw)
• 早日康复zǎo rì kāng fùto recover health quickly; Get well soon!

Characters that look like 康

Easy to confuse on sight. Compare them side by side once and the pair stops costing you.

• 座zuòseat; base; stand; (bound form) constellation
• 捷jiévictory; triumph; quick
• 痛tòngache; pain; sorrow
• 鹿lùdeer
• 庸yōngordinary; to use
• 痍yíbruise; sores

Sounds the same

Read kāng, tone for tone, but written differently.

• 慷used in 慷慨
• 糠husk; (of a radish etc) spongy (and therefore unappetising)
• 闶used in 闶阆; Taiwan pr. kàng
• 槺empty space inside a building
• 𩾌used in 鮟鱇