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扛 (káng): Stroke Order, Meaning & How to Write | HSK 6

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

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2.

Stroke Order Diagrams 扛

扛 stroke order diagram

3.

Character Breakdown

Left-Right

扛=扌hand+工work

The hand (扌) carries (工) — to shoulder or lift, evoking the image of hands bearing a load on a pole.

4.

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5.

Example Sentences

Real-world example sentences demonstrating how 扛 is used in context

wèi为

le了

jiā家

tíng庭

，

tā他

yuàn愿

Information

Pinyinkáng

Meaninglift with both hands

Strokes6

Radical扌

Traditional扛

StructureLeft-Right

Frequency#2291

Zhuyinㄎㄤˊ

UnicodeU+625B

CangjieQMN

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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

zǐ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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