Chinese Word: 伉 - Talking Chinese English Dictionary

伉

Pinyin: kàng

English Definition: spouse; big and tall; strong; robust; upright and outspoken

Chinese Definition:
①对等、相称：伉俪(指配偶、夫妇)。伉礼。
②正直、刚直：伉直。伉行(xíng)(高尚的行为)。
③古同“抗”，对等。
④古同“闶”，高大。
⑤骄纵，傲慢：“太子轻而庶子伉”。伉厉(高傲，凌厉)。
⑥强健：伉健。
⑦姓氏。

Total strokes: 6; Radical: 人

Pictophonetic:亢 indicates the sound; 亻 (person) conveys the meaning.

Character Formation:

⿰ Left to right
- 亻 [ rén ] man, person; people
- 亢 [ kàng ] high, proud; violent, excessive; skilled; surname

Similar Characters: 抗坑仉

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伉俪	kàng lì	husband and wife (literary)
伉俪情笃	kàng lì qíng dǔ	They are so happily married. (idiom)
伉俪情深	kàng lì qíng shēn	married couple very much in love; deep conjugal love
真率伉爽	zhēn shuài kàng shuǎng	sincere and straightforward (idiom)

1		shì 是 ma 吗？ lián 联 kàng 伉 mù 牟 xué xiào 学校 jǐ 几 ma 吗？ Really? Have you contacted the school there?
2		nín 您 kě yǐ 可以 kàng 伉 zhè bù 这部 diàn tī 电梯 dào 到 kè fáng 客房。 You may go to your room by this elevator.
3		qíng xù 情绪 gāo zhǎng 高涨， nǚ ren 女人 kàng 伉 fèn 奋， líng hún 灵魂 chí chěng 驰骋。 Spirits soared women swooned and gods were created.