Meaning of kang | Babel Free

Definitions

1. A surname.
2. A surname from Korean.
3. A traditional long platform of brick, clay or concrete, used for heating in colder parts of China and suitable for sleeping on at night.
4. Clipping of kangaroo.
   abbreviation, alt-of, clipping, informal
5. A surname from Chinese.
6. A large Chinese water jar.
7. Alternative form of Kangabam surname of Meitei origin
   alt-of, alternative
8. Alternative form of Kangjam surname of Meitei origin
   alt-of, alternative
9. Alternative form of Kangujam surname of Meitei origin
   alt-of, alternative

Equivalents

Examples

“Why is it built this way? Oh, it's a kang. It's heated from underneath, like an oven. Kang? What is a kang for? A community bed. You'll find them in every inn in north China. We've got lots of rooms, but when winter comes, this is the bed everybody'll be in. You mean togther? Thirty, forty, fifty at a time. All fully-clothed and ignoring each other. It gets cold here you'll find out.”

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