Pinyin Syllable
Chinese characters pronounced kang
Learn common Chinese characters pronounced kang, including 抗 kàng, 康 kāng. Compare tones, meanings, traditional forms, words, and example sentences.
How to Pronounce This Syllable
kang opens with a clear puff of air on k; let that breath lead into ang and settle the tone across the syllable.
Initial k
Start the syllable on the initial k, then run straight into the final ang — keep them joined instead of sounding out separate English letters.
Final ang
Let the sound move toward the back of the mouth.
Study Tip
Start with the most common characters (抗 kàng, 康 kāng) and lock in their tones. 2 common characters share the sound kang, so lean on words to tell the rest apart.
Learn by Tone
kang turns up here with 2 different tones; a change of tone usually means a different character, so the groups below are split by tone.
1st tone
Taking the 1st tone here: 康 (1 in total). Lock this tone in your ear before the meaning.
4th tone
Taking the 4th tone here: 抗 (1 in total). Lock this tone in your ear before the meaning.
Common Words With This Sound
Seeing kang inside whole words makes it clear which character is meant — here are common ones.
Characters
2 common characters in this group.