Chinese symbol for “recuperate”
康复
kāng fù
Traditional: 康復
to recuperate; to recover (health); to convalesce
The closest CC-CEDICT match for recuperate is 康复 (kāng fù), defined as: to recuperate; to recover (health); to convalesce.
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Characters and stroke order
Traditional forms
Other Chinese words for “recuperate”
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 休养 (休養) | xiū yǎng | to recuperate; to recover |
| 养病 (養病) | yǎng bìng | to recuperate; to convalesce |
| 缓 (緩) | huǎn | slow; unhurried |
| 调理 (調理) | tiáo lǐ | to nurse one's health; to recuperate |
| 疗养 (療養) | liáo yǎng | to get well; to heal |
Related words
Other words that share a character with 康复.
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 健康 | jiàn kāng | health; healthy |
| 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 |
| 恢复 (恢復) | huī fù | to reinstate; to resume |
| 复杂 (複雜) | fù zá | complicated; complex |
| 重复 (重複) | chóng fù | to repeat; to duplicate |
See also: Japanese symbol for “recuperate”.
Data: CC-CEDICT (CC BY-SA 4.0); Unihan Database (Unicode License v3); Make Me a Hanzi (Arphic Public License (graphics.txt); LGPL-3.0-or-later (dictionary.txt)); wordfreq (CC BY-SA 4.0 (data)). Retrieved 2026-10-22.