kang

[kahng]

noun

1. (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.

Word History and Origins

Origin of kang¹

From the Chinese word kàng

Example Sentences

"I came here to give my support for my high school seniors. Being here makes me motivated to study harder for the next two years to prepare for my own Suneung," said Kang Dong-woo, 16.

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Ten state-run universities rejected 45 applicants over school violence in the last admission cycle, according to MP Kang Kyung-sook.

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Their teacher, Kang Seok-ju, watches students go through the exam every year - and said the blind students' endurance is "remarkable".

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Mr Kang urged his students to value completion rather than regret.

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David Kang, former USC Korean studies director, once told The Times that the word carries this ancestral view of “Koreans as our blood overseas, almost.”

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