炕 kàng

the brick-bed in northern China

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DEFINITIONS

炕 kàng
  • old variant of 炕[kang4]
  • kang (a heatable brick bed)
  • to bake
  • to dry by the heat of a fire

STROKES

WORDS

土炕 tǔ kàng heated brick common bed
尿炕 niào kàng bed-wetting
炕床 kàng chuáng heatable brick bed
老婆孩子热炕头 lǎo pó hái zi rè kàng tou wife, kids and a warm bed (idiom); the simple and good life
老婆孩子熱炕頭 lǎo pó hái zi rè kàng tou wife, kids and a warm bed (idiom); the simple and good life
落炕 lào kàng to be laid up in bed with illness
铺炕 pū kàng to make a bed; to lay bedding
鋪炕 pū kàng to make a bed; to lay bedding
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