kàng炕
炕
common
dialect
Meaning of 炕
炕 means brick bed for heating and sleeping; dry over heat; toast. Pronounced kàng.
- brick bed for heating and sleeping
- dry over heat; toast
Character Info
Radical火
Strokes10
Components
火
亢
Stroke Order
炕
Definitions & Examples
Dōng冬
tiān天
zài在
dōng东
běi北
de的
kàng炕
tóu头
shàng上
shuì睡
jiào觉
tè特
bié别
nuǎn暖
huo和
。
Sleeping on the brick bed in northeast China is very warm in winter.
Lǎo姥
lao姥
jiā家
de的
kàng炕
shàng上
pù铺
zhe着
hòu厚
hòu厚
de的
huā花
rù褥
zi子
。
The brick bed at my grandma's house is covered with a thick floral quilt.
Nóng农
cūn村
de的
tǔ土
kàng炕
jì既
néng能
shuì睡
jiào觉
yòu又
néng能
qǔ取
nuǎn暖
。
A rural brick bed can be used for sleeping and heating.
Xiǎo小
shí时
hou候
wǒ我
zuì最
ài爱
zài在
kàng炕
shàng上
hé和
xiǎo小
huǒ伙
bàn伴
wán玩
yóu游
xì戏
。
When I was little, I loved playing games with friends on the brick bed.
Běi北
fāng方
nóng农
cūn村
hěn很
duō多
jiā家
tíng庭
dōu都
yǒu有
huǒ火
kàng炕
。
Many rural families in northern China have heated brick beds.
Measure Words
个/ gè
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