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扛 (káng): Lift with both hands — Stroke Order & Writing Guide

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1.

Animated Stroke Order 扛

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How to write 扛 — animated stroke order

2.

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扛 stroke order diagram

3.

Character Breakdown

Left-Right

扛

扌shǒu · hand

工gōng · work

扛=

4.

Printable Writing Worksheet: 扛

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5.

Example Sentences

wèi为

le了

jiā家

tíng庭

，

tā他

yuàn

Information

Pinyinkáng

Meaninglift with both hands; carry on the shoulder

Strokes6

Radical扌

Traditional扛

StructureLeft-Right

Frequency#2291

Zhuyinㄎㄤˊ

UnicodeU+625B

CangjieQMN

扌shǒu · hand

+工gōng · work

愿

yì意

káng扛

huó活

。

For the family, he is willing to bear heavy work.

tā他

yī一

gè个

rén人

jiù就

néng能

káng扛

qǐ起

zhè这

dài袋

dà大

mǐ米

。

He can lift this bag of rice all by himself.

tā他

káng扛

qǐ起

le了

chén沉

zhòng重

de的

xiāng箱

zi子

。

He lifted the heavy box.

gōng工

rén人

měi每

tiān天

yào要

káng扛

bāo包

shí十

xiǎo小

shí时

。

Workers carry bags for ten hours every day.

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抗kàngto resist, to oppose, to fight against
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拚pīnrisk, disregard; go all out for
捺nàto press down heavily with the fingers
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挞tàflog, whip; chastise
搽chásmear; rub, wipe; anoint

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