kàng

high

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

Evolution

亢 Bronze script Late Shang dynasty (~1100 BC)

Bronze script

Late Shang dynasty (~1100 BC)
亢 Oracle script (~1250-1000 BC)

Oracle script

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

Seal script

Shuowen (~100 AD)
亢 Clerical script Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)

Clerical script

Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)
亢 Regular script Modern

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
Freq.
Word
Meaning

亢奋

excited

高亢

reverberating

甲亢

hyperthyroidism

亢进

hyperfunction (medical)

high

Component uses

Sound component in 14 characters (2 verified)