Read Edit View history 炕 kàng the brick-bed in northern China Origin Definitions Defs Strokes Stroke Words Sentences Sents Basic Details Gloss Iconic Gloss Original Meaning Hint Phonosemantic compound. 火 represents the meaning and 亢 represents the sound. Simplified form of 匟. Pinyin Separate values with commas kàng × Add Simplified Variants Separate values with commas Add Traditional Variants Separate values with commas Add Variant Of Components Character ◎ Hint Type meaning sound iconic remnant simplified deleted distinguishing unknown Old pronunciation From original meaning Glyph changed 炕 Simp strokes 炕 Trad strokes Character ◎ Hint Type meaning sound iconic remnant simplified deleted distinguishing unknown Old pronunciation From original meaning Glyph changed 炕 Simp strokes 炕 Trad strokes + Add component Stroke Data 炕 Stroke Data (Simp) — JSON { "source": "animcjk", "medians": [ [ [ 132, 565 ], [ 137, 387 ] ], [ [ 375, 643 ], [ 399, 601 ], [ 294, 512 ] ], [ [ 215, 774 ], [ 275, 711 ], [ 244, 273 ], [ 174, 126 ], [ 61, 56 ] ], [ [ 282, 311 ], [ 360, 240 ], [ 379, 189 ] ], [ [ 531, 808 ], [ 674, 707 ] ], [ [ 439, 546 ], [ 498, 539 ], [ 813, 606 ] ], [ [ 470, 413 ], [ 517, 367 ], [ 490, 198 ], [ 433, 100 ], [ 345, 30 ] ], [ [ 543, 403 ], [ 648, 429 ], [ 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279,321C269,324 266,297 274,289Z", "M549,767C591,728 624,702 650,694C661,691 672,697 678,708C683,719 684,732 680,745C669,778 628,801 561,815C547,818 536,817 529,814C524,813 523,808 526,797C528,789 536,779 549,767Z", "M450,556C429,552 427,544 445,532C471,515 493,512 514,517C629,552 724,574 798,585C805,587 815,588 819,599C821,608 809,613 793,621C768,634 731,631 678,611C663,606 648,603 634,598C596,586 534,573 450,556Z", "M535,406C506,422 485,428 472,421C463,418 461,410 467,401C486,372 491,315 475,229C462,166 416,102 342,35C334,29 333,23 342,23C378,26 415,51 455,92C491,131 523,192 535,272C540,308 541,360 555,381C560,390 545,401 535,406Z", "M949,34C969,44 975,58 965,78C951,107 940,143 934,189C932,202 929,210 926,212C919,216 915,211 913,201C895,135 881,97 870,88C860,81 843,76 821,74C791,72 765,76 746,85C725,96 706,110 693,130C665,172 666,242 694,339C702,370 718,392 736,406C754,421 752,433 732,441C721,446 703,452 679,460C664,466 643,456 609,436C574,417 548,410 535,406C525,403 545,379 555,381C607,393 634,399 636,397C640,394 638,355 632,283C621,161 649,79 714,39C757,13 803,3 851,6C883,9 916,19 949,34Z" ] } 8 strokes 炕 Stroke Data (Trad) — JSON { "source": "dong", "medians": [ [ [ 135, 560 ], [ 142, 498 ], [ 138, 401 ] ], [ [ 383, 641 ], [ 399, 613 ], [ 291, 508 ] ], [ [ 219, 771 ], [ 238, 761 ], [ 272, 728 ], [ 266, 459 ], [ 257, 341 ], [ 244, 269 ], [ 223, 205 ], [ 188, 142 ], [ 140, 95 ], [ 63, 51 ] ], [ [ 281, 315 ], [ 294, 295 ], [ 358, 243 ], [ 379, 198 ] ], [ [ 535, 804 ], [ 622, 754 ], [ 655, 719 ] ], [ [ 446, 544 ], [ 495, 539 ], [ 742, 602 ], [ 807, 600 ] ], [ [ 476, 409 ], [ 493, 401 ], [ 515, 371 ], [ 508, 271 ], [ 489, 188 ], [ 434, 100 ], [ 400, 66 ], [ 347, 29 ] ], [ [ 541, 404 ], [ 565, 397 ], [ 649, 425 ], [ 667, 422 ], [ 679, 412 ], [ 654, 271 ], [ 654, 180 ], [ 676, 113 ], [ 706, 78 ], [ 735, 59 ], [ 789, 42 ], [ 828, 40 ], [ 878, 48 ], [ 911, 66 ], [ 917, 79 ], [ 922, 205 ] ] ], "strokes": [ "M 122 559 Q 118 504 105 452 Q 98 416 125 388 Q 138 375 154 393 Q 187 445 166 513 Q 160 546 145 567 Q 138 573 131 572 Q 124 568 122 559 Z", "M 290 501 Q 315 516 394 570 Q 410 583 432 592 Q 451 599 442 616 Q 409 658 377 654 Q 365 653 369 641 Q 373 614 323 562 Q 307 546 291 528 C 271 506 264 485 290 501 Z", "M 279 321 Q 285 393 290 501 L 291 528 Q 292 664 317 726 Q 324 741 312 753 Q 288 772 247 782 Q 220 789 212 781 Q 202 774 211 761 Q 268 671 232 343 Q 210 199 138 123 Q 108 95 68 64 Q 55 55 56 51 Q 57 47 69 47 Q 82 44 117 60 Q 241 109 270 274 Q 271 281 274 289 L 279 321 Z", "M 274 289 Q 307 256 354 197 Q 364 184 378 183 Q 387 182 393 193 Q 399 205 395 232 Q 394 257 360 281 Q 290 321 279 321 C 250 327 253 310 274 289 Z", "M 549 767 Q 612 707 650 694 Q 668 691 678 708 Q 685 724 680 745 Q 662 793 561 815 Q 540 819 529 814 Q 522 813 526 797 Q 529 784 549 767 Z", "M 450 556 Q 419 549 445 532 Q 485 505 514 517 Q 688 565 798 585 Q 810 584 819 599 Q 819 612 793 621 Q 757 642 678 611 Q 656 605 634 598 Q 577 580 450 556 Z", "M 535 406 Q 492 430 472 421 Q 459 415 467 401 Q 497 358 475 229 Q 453 135 342 35 Q 330 25 342 23 Q 397 29 455 92 Q 479 116 507 170 Q 532 264 535 272 Q 535 326 551 370 Q 554 377 555 381 C 559 393 559 393 535 406 Z", "M 949 34 Q 980 47 965 78 Q 944 120 934 189 Q 931 208 926 212 Q 916 216 913 201 Q 886 102 870 88 Q 855 78 821 74 Q 776 71 746 85 Q 715 101 693 130 Q 654 193 694 339 Q 709 385 736 406 Q 763 428 732 441 Q 716 448 679 460 Q 658 469 609 436 Q 555 412 535 406 C 507 396 526 374 555 381 Q 633 399 636 397 Q 642 391 632 283 Q 617 99 714 39 Q 780 0 851 6 Q 900 10 949 34 Z" ] } 8 strokes Historical Pronunciations Source baxter-sagartzhengzhangtang Middle Chinese Old Chinese Gloss Source baxter-sagartzhengzhangtang Middle Chinese Old Chinese Gloss + Add historical pronunciation Sources No sources. 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