慷 (kāng): used in 慷慨
慷 (kāng) is a Chinese character meaning “used in 慷慨.” Classified as HSK Level 7-9 (HSK 3.0 Standard, CLEC 2022), it is composed of 忄 (semantic) and 康 (phonetic). It ranks #2710 in character frequency (SUBTLEX-CH corpus).
Etymologically derived, 慷 heart. Its radical form 忄 (heart) appears in many related characters such as 忙 (máng, busy), 快 (kuài, fast, happy), 怎 (zěn, how).
Definitions
- used in 慷慨
Etymology & Origin
Stroke Order
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Words & Compounds
Common Compounds
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 慷慨adjective | kāng kǎi | vehement |
| 慷慨解囊phrase | kāng kǎi jiě náng | to contribute generously (idiom) |
| 慷慨激昂phrase | kāng kǎi jī áng | impassioned |
| 慷慨输将 | kāng kǎi shū jiāng | to donate generously (idiom) |
| 慷慨捐生 | kāng kǎi juān shēng | sacrificing one's life generously (idiom) |
| 慷慨赴义 | kāng kǎi fù yì | heroically sacrificing one's life (idiom) |
慷 appears in 6 compound words: 100 as the first character, 0 as the last, and 0 in a middle position. Compound statistics computed from SUBTLEX-CH and HSK 3.0 vocabulary data.
Strongest Collocations
Characters that most frequently co-occur with 慷 in natural Chinese text, ranked by NPMI (Normalized Pointwise Mutual Information) — a statistical measure of association strength.
Idioms & Chengyu (4)
heroically sacrificing one's life (idiom); to sacrifice oneself fervently to the cause
to make generous donations; to contribute funds generously; to help someone generously with money
heroically sacrificing one's life (idiom); to sacrifice oneself fervently to the cause
to make generous donations; to contribute funds generously; to help someone generously with money
Example Sentences
看到孩子的进步，父母慷中十分欣慰。
kàn dào hái zǐ de jìn bù , fù mǔ kāng zhōng shí fēn xīn wèi .
Seeing their child's progress, the parents felt deeply gratified.
“大暑至，万物荣华”，湿热虽令人煎熬，却也是夏日对万物的慷慨馈赠。
dà shǔ zhì , wàn wù róng huá , shī rè suī lìng rén jiān āo , què yě shì xià rì duì wàn wù de kāng kǎi kuì zèng .
“With the arrival of Greater Heat, all things flourish.” Though the humid heat can be agonizing, it is also summer’s generous gift to all living things.
这些不只是参数表上的数字，只要坐进车里，你就能感受到这辆车在空间上的慷慨。
zhè xiē bù zhī shì cān shǔ biǎo shàng de shǔ zì , zhī yāo zuò jìn chē lǐ , nǐ jiù néng gǎn shòu dào zhè liàng chē zài kōng jiān shàng de kāng kǎi .
These aren't just numbers on a spec sheet—as soon as you get in, you'll feel just how spacious this car is.
台湾前辈吴慷仁在高强度工作下保持严苛自我要求，与大陆演员孙俪对戏更使人茅塞顿开。
tái wān qián bèi wú kāng rén zài gāo qiáng dù gōng zuò xià bǎo chí yán kē zì wǒ yāo qiú , yǔ dà lù yǎn yuán sūn 俪 duì xì gēng shǐ rén máo sāi dùn kāi .
Taiwanese veteran actor Wu Kang-ren maintains strict standards for himself even under intense work demands, and his scenes with mainland actress Sun Li are particularly eye-opening.
如果用量能给得再慷慨一些的话应该会是我直觉性拿来用的东西。
rú guǒ yòng liàng néng gěi dé zài kāng kǎi yī xiē de huà yīng gāi huì shì wǒ zhí jué xìng ná lái yòng de dōng xī .
If the product came in a more generous size, I think it would be something I’d instinctively reach for.
吴慷仁《寒战1994》预告片只出现1秒!影迷...
wú kāng rén hán zhàn 1 9 9 4 yù gào piàn zhī chū xiàn 1 miǎo ! yǐng mí . . .
Wu Kang-ren appears for just one second in the trailer for *Cold War 1994*! Fans...
我很钦佩他的慷慨大方。
Wǒ hěn qīnpèi tā de kāngkǎi dàfāng.
I had great admiration for his generosity.
Character Family
Semantic Family — Characters sharing the 忄 (heart) component
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