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扛

Character

扛 káng · gāng

HSK 7–9Character2 readings

to carry something heavy on your shoulder

Radical
扌
Strokes
6
Structure
Left–right
Parts
扌 工
Traditional
扛
Frequency
#3352 most common character
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Readings and meanings

káng

kang2Main readingHSK 7–9
  1. to carry something heavy on your shoulder
  2. to take on a hard duty or problem yourself

Examples

  • 他扛着一个大箱子。

    tā káng zhe yī gè dà xiāng zi

    He is carrying a big box on his shoulder.

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  • 这些问题都要他一个人扛。

    zhè xiē wèn tí dōu yào tā yī gè rén káng

    He has to carry all these problems alone.

    AI-generated sentence

gāng

gang1Reading 2Rare reading

This reading is uncommon in everyday Chinese; the main reading is káng.

  1. to lift something heavy up with both hands
  2. to carry something heavy together with other people

Examples

  • 他们两个人扛一张大桌子。

    tā men liǎng gè rén gāng yī zhāng dà zhuō zi

    The two of them carry a big table together.

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  • 你能扛这个大箱子吗?

    nǐ néng gāng zhè ge dà xiāng zi ma

    Can you lift this big box with both hands?

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Stroke order

All 6 strokes

Speed

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