康 (hong1 | kang1) : peaceful; healthy; bountiful; broad

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康

hong1

kang1

[1] peaceful; happy
[2] healthy; free from illness
[3] bountiful; plenty
[4] broad; bright

Stroke count: 11

Level: 1

Radical: 广 (#53)

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

康

This word has been viewed 15763 times since 30th Oct 2012, was added by sheik on 18th Mar 2007 21:22 and last edited on 17th Mar 2014 13:27

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小康 siu2 hong1 xiao3 kang1 = comfortably off

康乃馨 hong1 naai5 hing1 kang1 nai3 xin1 = carnation

身體健康 san1 tai2 gin6 hong1 shen1 ti3 jian4 kang1 = 'wishing you good health!' (festive greeting)

健康 gin6 hong1 jian4 kang1 = health, healthy, in good health

小康社會 siu2 hong1 se5 wui6*2 xiao3 kang1 she4 hui4 = middle-class society

安康 on1 hong1 an1 kang1 = good health; (placename) On Hong

精神健康 zing1 san4 gin6 hong1 jing1 shen2 jian4 kang1 = mental health

康樂 hong1 lok6 kang1 le4 = recreation; Kangle (place in Gansu), Hong Lok

不健康 bat1 gin6 hong1 = has health problems 國

不健康的食品 bat1 gin6 hong1 dik1 sik6 ban2 = unhealthy food 國
See all 61 compounds (CantoDict reports 64 compounds in total, but some may be Common Formations)

Showing all 7 examples containing 康

生果對健康有益
Fresh fruit is good for your health

牛奶有益健康國
Milk is good for your health.

吸煙危害健康, 只要每日一枝, 已經足以致命
Smoking is very harmful; as long as you smoke one cigarette a day, it's enough to cause death

聽人講手指甲凹凹凸凸係表示健康有問題粵
I hear that uneven finger nails means that there are some health issues.

一日飲八杯水先至夠健康！粵
Drinking eight glasses of water per day, only then we will be in good health!

生果係一種有益健康嘅食物粵
Fresh fruit is a kind of food that's beneficial to health.

我最近戒咗煙，吸煙危害健康吖嘛! 粵
I've recently quit smoking, 'cause smoking is hazardous to health, right !
[吖嘛 is used here to reason out a statement that seems evidently true.]

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國 : This term is used in Mandarin/Standard written Chinese, not Cantonese.
粵 : This term is used in Cantonese, not Mandarin/Standard written Chinese.
No icon: This term is used in both Cantonese and Mandarin/Standard written Chinese.

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Decimal representation of this word: 康
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