How do you pronounce 炕?

炕 is pronounced "kàng" in Mandarin Chinese. The tone number is 4.

What HSK level is 炕?

炕 is not part of the HSK vocabulary lists. It may be a specialized or advanced word.

What words contain the character 炕?

Common words with 炕 include 土炕 (heated brick common bed), 尿炕 (bed-wetting), 炕床 (heatable brick bed), 落炕 (to be laid up in bed with illness), 铺炕 (to make a bed).

How do you write 炕?

You can practice writing 炕 using our stroke order tool.

炕 (kàng), kang (a heatable brick bed)

Q: What does 炕 mean in Chinese?

炕 (kàng) means "kang (a heatable brick bed); to bake; to dry by the heat of a fire" in Chinese.

炕

kàng

kang (a heatable brick bed); to bake; to dry by the heat of a fire

verb

Character Breakdown

Radical: 火 (no. 86)

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Definitions

(verb) kang (a heatable brick bed)
to bake
to dry by the heat of a fire

Example Sentences

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Words Containing 炕

Word	Pinyin	Meaning
土炕	tǔ kàng	heated brick common bed
尿炕	niào kàng	bed-wetting
炕床	kàng chuáng	heatable brick bed
落炕	lào kàng	to be laid up in bed with illness
铺炕	pū kàng	to make a bed
老婆孩子热炕头	lǎo pó hái zi rè kàng tou	wife, kids and a warm bed (idiom)

Related Words

烧(shāo)· to burn

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炕床(kàng chuáng)· heatable brick bed

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烘(hōng)· to bake

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六淫(liù yín)· (TCM) six excesses causing illness, namely: excessive wind 風|风[feng1], cold 寒[han2], heat 暑[shu3], damp 濕|湿[shi1], dryness 燥[zao4], fire 火[huo3]

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HSK & Exam Info

This word is not part of the HSK vocabulary lists.

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