亢 - Dong Chinese dictionary

kàng

high

Pictograph of a person with a line through their legs. Original meaning unclear.

Evolution

Bronze script

Late Shang dynasty (~1100 BC)

Oracle script

(~1250-1000 BC)

Seal script

Shuowen (~100 AD)

Clerical script

Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)

Regular script

Modern

Definitions

kàng

high, proud; violent, excessive; skilled; name; high; overbearing; excessive

Kàng

surname Kang; Kang, one of the 28 constellations

Most common words with 亢

Component uses

Sound component in 14 characters (2 verified)

Historical pronunciation

Old Chinese	Middle Chinese	Pinyin	Gloss
*k-ŋˤaŋ	kang	gāng	lift high

Statistics

Not found in HSK word list

3268th most common character in books

Miscellaneous

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