康 — Chinese character
康
kāng
health; peace, quiet
- Pinyin
- kāng
- Radical
- 53 ⼴ (Dotted Cliff)
- Strokes
- 11
- Components
- 广 隶
- Formation
- ideographic — A home 广 with a servant 隶
- Japanese
- 康 as a kanji
Common words with 康
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 健康 | jiàn kāng | health; healthy |
| 康复 (康復) | kāng fù | to recuperate; to recover (health) |
| 小康 | xiǎo kāng | moderately affluent; well-off |
| 安康 | ān kāng | good health |
| 健康状况 (健康狀況) | jiàn kāng zhuàng kuàng | health status |
| 康乐 (康樂) | kāng lè | peace and happiness (old); healthy and happy |
| 早日康复 (早日康復) | zǎo rì kāng fù | to recover health quickly; Get well soon! |
| 康乃馨 | kāng nǎi xīn | carnation (Dianthus caryophyllus) (loanword) |
| 康泰 | kāng tài | safe and healthy |
| 康平 | kāng píng | peace and prosperity |
| 小康社会 (小康社會) | xiǎo kāng shè huì | society in which the material needs of most citizens are adequately met |
| 好康 | hǎo kāng | (Tw) benefit; advantage (from Taiwanese 好空, Tai-lo pr. [hó-khang]) |
English words written with 康
康 in the Chinese classics
Occurrences: Analects 8 · I Ching 1 · Mencius 1 · Great Learning 4
- Analects 2.20
- Analects 6.6
- Analects 10.11
- Analects 11.6
- Analects 12.17
- Analects 12.18
- Analects 12.19
- Analects 14.20
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