扛
káng
2 readings · tap one to hear it
to carry on one's shoulder; (fig.) to take on (a burden, duty etc)
- HSK 3.0
- Level 7–9
- Old HSK
- Level 6
- Strokes
- 6
- Radical
- 手 +3
- Structure
- Left–right 左右
- Traditional
- 扛
- Common rank
- #4,263
- Unicode
- U+625B
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Formation & memory
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How 扛 is formed
Ideographic compound (会意字)
Labor 工 done by hand 扌; 工 also provides the pronunciation
How to remember it
carry over the shoulder · Heisig RSH #1835
fingers + I-beam
Keyword method from Heisig's Remembering Simplified Hanzi.
Words with 扛
The most common words first — learning a character in context makes it stick.
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 扛把子 | (argot) gang leader; (fig.) king; the best; also pr. [kang2ba4zi5] | |
| 肩扛 | to carry on the shoulder |