The Chinese Radical: 亢


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Meaning
overbearing    亢

Explanation

Used in these characters:
HSK 4
boat, navigation, to fly
háng
Left: ship 舟 (rowing boat with two persons 丶丶), right: overbearing 亢 (person with a broad neck and wearing a cap.). Here he is a sturdy sailor / navigator
On board is the navigator. He is navigating.
HSK 6
to resist, to fight, to defy, anti-
kàng
Left: hand 扌, right: overbearing 亢 (image of the navigator 亢 from navigation 航 as a sturdy person with a broad neck)
With the hands, the person with the broad neck will resist.
HSK 6
pit, ditch, tunnel, to defraud
kēng
Left: earth 土, right: overbearing 亢 (Here: the navigator 亢 of navigation 航 [= sturdy person with a broad neck] or a pitman)
In the earth is the pitman/miner in a pit / ditch.
no HSK
Ondol "underfloor heating", a heatable brick bed
kàng
Left: fire 火, right: overbearing 亢 (sturdy person with a broad neck and wearing a cap like: navigator 航)
The fire heats the lying person 亠 on this 'table' 几, the: Ondol
no HSK
throat, to utter
háng
Left: mouth 口, right: overbearing 亢 (The sturdy navigator 亢 known from navigation 航 with a broad neck and wearing a cap.)
The noise (= what comes out of a mouth) an utter of the throat.
no HSK
dirty, filthy
āng
Left: body, meat 月/肉, right: overbearing 亢 (The sturdy navigator 亢 known from navigation 航 with a broad neck and wearing a cap.)
The body of the navigator is dirty.
no HSK
overbearing, excessive
kàng
The sturdy navigator 亢 known from navigation 航 with a broad neck and wearing a cap.
The navigator is overbearing.
no HSK
City Hangzhou 杭州
háng
Left: tree 木, right: overbearing 亢 (The sturdy navigator 亢 known from navigation 航 with a broad neck and wearing a cap.)
Trees and sailors are in the coastal city of Hangzhou.

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