Learn Chinese Characters

Meaning

peaceful; spongy (of radishes)

Chinese: 和平的。

Hear the Four Tones

The same syllable “kang” becomes a different word in each tone. 康 is the 1st tone. Tap any tone to hear a native voice and see its pitch shape.

Stroke Order

Tap Animate to watch the strokes in order, or Practice to trace it yourself.

Common Words

  • 健康jiàn kānghealth; healthy
  • 康复kāng fùto recuperate; to recover (health); to convalesce
  • 小康xiǎo kāngmoderately affluent; well-off; a period of peace and prosperity
  • 好康hǎo kāng(Tw) benefit; advantage
  • 康平kāng píngpeace and prosperity

Example Sentence

祝你身体健康,万事如意。Zhù nǐ shēn tǐ jiàn kāng, wàn shì rú yì.I wish you good health and all the best.

Zhùto pray foryou身体shēn tǐthe body健康jiàn kānghealth万事如意wàn shì rú yìto have all one's wishes (