慷
kāng HSK7

ardent

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

Components

忄
忄 Meaning component
xin, xīn heart

忄 is a component form of 心.

康
康 Sound component
kāng peaceful, healthy

Character Evolution

Clerical form
Clerical Eastern Han 25-220 AD
Clerical form
Clerical Eastern Han 25-220 AD
Regular Modern

Historical Pronunciations

Middle ChineseOld Chinese
Zhengzhangkʰlaːŋʔ
Unicodekɑ̌ng

Sources

Readings & variants
Unicode
Historical pronunciations
Zhengzhang Shangfang
Historical images
Academia Sinica