懂中文 Dong Chinese

慷

kāng

ardent

Phonosemantic compound. 忄 represents the meaning and 康 represents the sound.

Components
忄 meaning component

忄  Meaning component

xin, xīn

  

heart

忄 is a component form of 心.

康 sound component

康  Sound component

kāng

  

peaceful, healthy

Evolution

慷 Clerical script Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)

Clerical script

Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)
慷 Clerical script Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)

Clerical script

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

Regular script

Modern
Definitions

慷  

kāng

ardent; generous, magnanimous; generous; magnanimous

Most common words with 慷
Freq.
Word
Meaning

慷慨

vehement

慷

generous

慷慨解囊

to give generously to charity

慷慨激昂

impassioned

慷慨赴义

heroically sacrificing one's life (idiom); to sacrifice oneself fervently to the cause