亢 (kong3 gong1 | kang4 gang1) : haughty; proud; excessive; extreme

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亢

kong3 gong1

kang4 gang1

[粵] kong3 | [國] kang4
[1] [adj] haughty; proud; high
[2] [adj] excessive; extreme
[3] [n] name of a constellation

[粵] gong1 | [國] gang1
[n] neck; throat

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Stroke count: 4

Level: 3

Radical: 亠 (#8)

This character is used in both Cantonese and Mandarin/Standard written Chinese.

亢

This word has been viewed 3151 times since 30th Oct 2012, was added by sheik on 18th Mar 2007 21:22 and last edited on 14th Sep 2013 07:03

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不卑不亢 bat1 bei1 bat1 kong3 bu4 bei1 bu4*2 kang4 = neither submissive nor oppressive

亢進 kong3 zeon3 kang4 jin4 = [醫] hyperfunction

亢奮 kong3 fan5 kang4 fen4 = very excited

亢旱 kong3 hon5 kang4 han4 = extreme drought

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Decimal representation of this word: 亢
Unicode code for this character: U+4ea2 (off-site link)

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