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炕

kàng
Rare

Definitions

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

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Words Containing 炕

土炕
tǔ kàng

heated brick common bed

尿炕
niào kàng

to wet the bed

炕床
kàng chuáng

heatable brick bed

老婆孩子热炕头
lǎo pó hái zi rè kàng tou

wife, kids and a warm bed (idiom)

落炕
lào kàng

to be laid up in bed with illness

铺炕
pū kàng

to make a bed