surname Kang

= 广 + : Both Karl Marx (k) and the seated scribe (隶) are not the youngest ones around anymore. To proof themselves that they are still very fit and healthy (康), they skydive (广) and land in front of the anglepod (ang1). As they are just about to touch the ground they high-five.
healthy / peaceful / abundant

= 广 + : Both Karl Marx (k) and the seated scribe (隶) are not the youngest ones around anymore. To proof themselves that they are still very fit and healthy (康), they skydive (广) and land in front of the anglepod (ang1). As they are just about to touch the ground they high-five.

康 character breakdown

"house on a cliff" radical in Chinese characters (Kangxi radical 53), occurring in 店, 序, 底 etc
surname Guang

广 = + 丿 : The English Wiktionary lists "canopy" as a possible meaning, and an example for a canopy is the upper part of a parachute. That's what I'll use to represent this character in other characters. In the anglepod, Gitta Giraffe just invented the art of building a parachute out of berets and bananas, using the berets as canopy and banana peels as strings. Soon, this new sport spreads all over the world as the new thing to do.
wide / numerous / to spread

广 = + 丿 : The English Wiktionary lists "canopy" as a possible meaning, and an example for a canopy is the upper part of a parachute. That's what I'll use to represent this character in other characters. In the anglepod, Gitta Giraffe just invented the art of building a parachute out of berets and bananas, using the berets as canopy and banana peels as strings. Soon, this new sport spreads all over the world as the new thing to do.
variant of 隸|隶[li4]

= + : Mnemonic symbol: the seated scribe.

Li Qingzhao (li) Just finished setting up a brand new archaic aqueduct (氺) in the space station's bathroom (Ø4). She is very annoyed to find that five minutes later the seated scribe (隶) already tagged it using a crayon (肀).
attached to / scribe

= + : Mnemonic symbol: the seated scribe.

Li Qingzhao (li) Just finished setting up a brand new archaic aqueduct (氺) in the space station's bathroom (Ø4). She is very annoyed to find that five minutes later the seated scribe (隶) already tagged it using a crayon (肀).

Characters with 康 as component

generous / magnanimous

= + : Although Karl Marx (k) is already very old, he is still quite healthy (康) and so generously (慷) distributes flails (忄) to fight capitalism with in front of the anglepod (ang1).
see 鮟鱇|𩽾𩾌[an1 kang1]
old variant of 糠[kang1]
husk / (of a radish etc) spongy (and therefore unappetising)
variant of 糠[kang1]
empty space inside a building

Words with 康

O'Connor (name) / Thomas Power O'Connor (1848-1929), Irish journalist and nationalist political leader
Nankang, county-level city in Ganzhou 贛州|赣州[Gan4 zhou1], Jiangxi
scone (loanword)
Zhou Yongkang (1942-), PRC petroleum engineer and politician
Taikang county in Zhoukou 周口[Zhou1 kou3], Henan
Taikang county in Zhoukou 周口[Zhou1 kou3], Henan
O'Connell (name) / Daniel O'Connell (1775-1847), Irish nationalist and catholic activist
(Tw) benefit / advantage / (from Taiwanese 好空, Tai-lo pr. [hó-khang])
(Tw) benefit; advantage (from Taiwanese 好空, Tai-lo pr. [hó-khang])
Nankang, county-level city in Ganzhou 贛州|赣州[Gan4 zhou1], Jiangxi

Sentences with 康

康 currently does not appear in any sentence.