kuàng

condition

Original meaning: 

cold water

Simplified form of . Phonosemantic compound. represents the meaning and represents the sound.

Components
冫 meaning component

  Meaning component

bīng

  

ice

is a component form of .

兄 sound component

  Sound component

xiōng

  

elder brother

Evolution

况 Oracle script (~1250-1000 BC)

Oracle script

(~1250-1000 BC)
况 Seal script Shuowen (~100 AD)

Seal script

Shuowen (~100 AD)
况 Clerical script Cao Wei (Three Kingdoms: 222-280 AD)

Clerical script

Cao Wei (Three Kingdoms: 222-280 AD)
况 Traditional script Modern

Traditional script

Modern
况 Simplified script Modern

Simplified script

Modern
Definitions

() 

kuàng

condition, situation; furthermore; moreover; situation

Most common words with 况
Freq.
Word
Meaning

情况

circumstances

状况

condition

何况

let alone

况且

moreover

moreover