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康 kāng health

good health

How to remember 康: 广 broad + 隶 subordinate = health. The new manager makes the broad office cosy and brings fruit for every subordinate, hoping to keep the team in good health.

  • 900. most frequent character
  • HSK 3
  • 11 strokes
  • Radical 广

Component breakdown

康 = 广 broad + 隶 subordinate

  • 广 broad
  • 隶 subordinate
The Gushi story

The new manager makes the broad office cosy and brings fruit for every subordinate, hoping to keep the team in good health.

How it came to be

A frame for threshing, with the grain drawn falling out underneath it in four dots. A good threshing floor means a full winter, which is where ease, peace and health come from.

How it is used

  • Bound morpheme for 'well-being/health', anchored by 健康 (jiànkāng) health - rarely used alone.
  • 康复 (kāngfù) = to recover/rehabilitate, the standard word for recuperating after illness or injury.
  • 小康 (xiǎokāng) is a set term for a moderately prosperous, comfortable standard of living - a common social/political phrase.

Characters built with 康

Words with 康

Example sentences

  • 她为了健康锻炼身体。 Tā wèile jiànkāng duànliàn shēntǐ.She exercises for her health.
  • 吸烟影响健康。 Xīyān yǐngxiǎng jiànkāng.Smoking affects one's health.