炕

kàng
  1. kang (a heatable brick bed)
  2. to bake
  3. to dry by the heat of a fire

CEDICT

  1. (dialectal) to bake or dry by the heat of a fire; to toast
  2. (obsolete) to open
  3. alternative form of 抗 (kàng, “to raise; to lift”)
  4. kang; heatable brick bed
  5. to bake or dry by the heat of a fire; to toast
  6. to open

Wiktionary

  1. 大陆北方地区各地用砖或泥坯在屋裡砌成的卧榻。下有孔道，与烟囱相通，可生火取暖。
  2. 烤、烘乾。如：「炕饼」、「炕肉」。《诗经．小雅．瓠叶》「有兔斯首，燔之炙之」句下．汉．毛亨．传：「炕火曰炙。」唐．孔颖达．正义：「炕，举也。谓以物贯之而举于火上以炙之。」

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Homographs

炕 kàng old variant of 炕 kàng

Containing this entry

炕 kàng old variant of 炕 kàng
土炕 tǔkàng heated brick common bed
尿炕 niàokàng to wet the bed
炕床 kàngchuáng heatable brick bed
老婆孩子热炕头 lǎopóháizirèkàngtou
  1. wife, kids and a warm bed (idiom)
  2. the simple and good life
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