kàng
the brick-bed in northern China
Phonosemantic compound. 火 represents the meaning and 亢 represents the sound. Simplified form of 匟.
Evolution
Seal script
Shuowen (~100 AD)
Clerical script
Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)Regular script
ModernDefinitions
Most common words with 炕
Freq. | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
to bake | ||
heated brick common bed | ||
bed-wetting | ||
to make a bed |
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