伉

kàng
adjective

Meanings

  1. 1 matched; equal; well-matched (as a couple)
  2. 2 upright and outspoken
  3. 3 big and strong

Examples

HSK 7-9
Tāmen liǎ shì ēn'ài de kànglì.
The two of them are a well-matched and devoted couple.
HSK 7-9
Tā wéirén kàngzhí, bú pà rènhé rén.
He is upright and outspoken, afraid of no one.

Tips

usage
伉 is literary. By far its most common modern use is 伉俪, a formal, respectful word for a married couple - the kind used on wedding cards and in polite writing.

Components

radical
亻 rén
person
Left is the side-person radical 亻, the standing form of 人. It marks the word as describing a person - well-matched, sturdy, or forthright.
phonetic
亢 kàng
high; lofty (phonetic)
Right is 亢 (high, haughty), giving the sound kàng exactly with an overtone of standing tall and proud. The same phonetic appears in 抗 (to resist) and 炕.

Stroke Order

伉 kàng