康
healthy; peaceful; abundant
11 strokes
Dict coverage rank #769 U+5EB7
How 康 is formed
Ideographic compound (会意字)
A home 广 with a servant 隶
How to remember it
hale · Heisig RSH #956
cave + rake + snowflake
Keyword method from Heisig's Remembering Simplified Hanzi.
Characters built with 康 as their sound component
These characters all use 康 (kāng) as their phonetic component — compare how they read:
| Character | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 康 sound component | kāng | health; peace, quiet |
| 糠 | kāng | chaff, bran, husk; poor |
| 慷 | kāng | ardent, fervent; generous, magnanimous |
| 槺 | kāng | warehouse, large room |
Words containing 康
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 马尔康市 | Mǎ ěr kāng Shì | Barkam, a county-level city in Ngawa Tibetan and Qiang Autonomous Prefecture 阿壩藏族羌族自治州|阿坝藏… |
| 康巴地区 | Kāng bā dì qū | former Tibetan province of Kham, now split between Tibet and Sichuan |
| 阿斯利康 | Ā sī lì kāng | AstraZeneca (British-Swedish pharmaceutical company) |
| 康马县 | Kāng mǎ Xiàn | Kangmar, a county in Shigatse City 日喀則市|日喀则市[Ri4 ka1 ze2 Shi4], Tibet |
| 马尔康 | Mǎ ěr kāng | see 馬爾康市|马尔康市[Ma3 er3 kang1 Shi4] |
| 安康市 | Ān kāng Shì | Ankang, prefecture-level city in Shaanxi Province 陝西省|陕西省[Shan3 xi1 Sheng3] |
| 康平县 | Kāng píng Xiàn | Kangping, a county in Shenyang City 瀋陽市|沈阳市[Shen3 yang2 Shi4], Liaoning |
| 南康区 | Nán kāng Qū | Nankang, a district of Ganzhou City 贛州市|赣州市[Gan4 zhou1 Shi4], Jiangxi |
| 文康活动 | wén kāng huó dòng | cultural and recreational activities (Tw) |
| 康定市 | Kāng dìng Shì | Kangding, a county-level city in Garzê Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture 甘孜藏族自治州[Gan1 zi1 Zang… |
| 康乐县 | Kāng lè Xiàn | Kangle, a county in Linxia Hui Autonomous Prefecture 臨夏回族自治州|临夏回族自治州[Lin2 xia4 Hui2 zu2 Zi… |
| 小康社会 | xiǎo kāng shè huì | society in which the material needs of most citizens are adequately met |
| 保康县 | Bǎo kāng Xiàn | Baokang, a county in Xiangyang City 襄陽市|襄阳市[Xiang1 yang2 Shi4], Hubei |
| 康保县 | Kāng bǎo Xiàn | Kangbao, a county in Zhangjiakou City 張家口市|张家口市[Zhang1 jia1 kou3 Shi4], Hebei |
| 康白度 | kāng bái dù | comprador (loanword) |
| 康科德 | Kāng kē dé | Concord (place name); Concord, capital of US state New Hampshire |
| 康有为 | Kāng Yǒu wéi | Kang Youwei (1858-1927), Confucian intellectual, educator and would-be reformer, main lead… |
| 太康县 | Tài kāng Xiàn | Taikang, a county in Zhoukou City 周口市[Zhou1 kou3 Shi4], Henan |
| 威斯康星 | Wēi sī kāng xīng | Wisconsin, US state |
| 康巴藏区 | Kāng bā Zàng qū | former Kham province of Tibet, now split between Tibet and Sichuan |