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kang

[kahng]

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noun

(especially in northern Chinese houses) a masonry or earthen platform at one end of a room, heated in winter by fires underneath and spread with mats for sleeping.

Origin of kang

From the Chinese word kàng

Dictionary.com Unabridged Based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2019

Examples from the Web for kang

Contemporary Examples of kang

“The trip was incredibly inspirational, not only from a design standpoint, but on a human standpoint,” said Kang.
Put Down That Cashmere. There’s a New Luxury Wool in Town
Ann Binlot
December 2, 2013
The gorgeous sushi chef he meets and falls in love with, Mi-do (Kang Hye-jung), is equally silly and childish.
What Asian Film Remakes Like ‘Oldboy’ Get Wrong
Jimmy So
November 26, 2013
As Kang wrote in a 2008 paper, this is a case where “the free speech of men silences the free speech of women.”
Obama's Porn Problem With Liberals
McKay Coppins
April 21, 2011
He declared Chiang “the greatest ruler Asia has since since Emperor Kang 250 years ago.”
The Magazine King
Harold Evans
May 1, 2010

Historical Examples of kang

The floor was stone, and part of it, called a kang, was raised like a platform.
The Little Girl Lost
Eleanor Raper
In the daytime the quilts are rolled up and the kang is used as a seat.
The Little Girl Lost
Eleanor Raper
There was a struggle, and she fell down unconscious on the kang.
The Fulfilment of a Dream of Pastor Hsi's
A. Mildred Cable
On the 28th of the 9th moon of the 4th year of Kang Hsi, he killed his wife.
Strange Stories from a Chinese Studio (Volumes I and II)
Songling Pu
He stepped across to the kang, and touched the figure lying there.
Under the Chinese Dragon
F. S. Brereton