Meanings
alternative obsolete Kanghi · alternative obsolete Canghi · alternative obsolete Kang-hy · alternative obsolete Kamhi · alternative obsolete Camhi · alternative Kangsi · alternative K'ang-hsi · alternative K'ang Hsi · alternative K'anghsi · alternative Kang-hsi · alternative Kang Hsi · alternative Kanghsi
- A Chinese emperor (1654-1722) from the Qing Dynasty period.
In the twenty-second year of the Kangsi emperor (1863), Cing [translating 清 (Qīng)] soldiers conquered Taiwan.
[2017 December 2, “Origin of Hakka in Taiwan”, in Hakka Affairs Commission, Kaohsiung City Government, archived from the original on 06 Dec 2021, About Hakka1 more example
Wu on Friday said the museum has completed its investigations into the damage to the stem bowl as well as a yellow porcelain bowl made during the Kangsi era of the Qing Dynasty, which were found to have been broken when museum staff opened their boxes.
[2022 November 2, Shelley Shan, “NPP calls on museum to account for damaged items”, in Taipei Times, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 02 Nov 2022, Taiwan News, page 2 - The Kangxi Dictionary, a dictionary and cross reference of Chinese characters, first published in 1716 at the behest of the Kangxi emperor, and used to the present day.
According to Kangxi, this word has two kinds of pronunciation.
1992, O. Harrassowitz, Central Asiatic Journal, volume 36, page 1891 more example
[He wrote] Textual Criticism of Kangxi Zidian, 1827[,] in which he identified more than 2500 erroneous citations in Kangxi.
2003, Lexicography: Reference works across time, space and languages, →ISBN
Origin
- Mandarin康熙
- EnglishKangxi
From the Hanyu Pinyin romanization of the Mandarin 康熙 (Kāngxī).
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Chinese Cantonese 康熙, 康熙字典
- 康熙 (hong¹ hei¹)emperor
- 康熙字典 (hong¹ hei¹ zi⁶ din²)Kangxi Dictionary
Chinese Mandarin 康熙, 康熙字典
- 康熙 (Kāngxī)emperor
- 康熙字典 (Kāngxī Zìdiǎn)Kangxi Dictionary
Japanese 康熙, 康熙字典
- 康熙 (Kōki)emperor
- 康熙字典 (Kōki Jiten)Kangxi Dictionary
Korean 강희, 강희자전
- 강희 (ganghui)emperor
- 강희자전 (ganghuijajeon)Kangxi Dictionary
Vietnamese Khang Hi, Khang Hi tự điển
- Khang Hiemperor
- Khang Hi tự điểnKangxi Dictionary
Rhymes & wordplay
Rhymes with Kangxi
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Kangxi. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Kangxi
“Kangxi.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Kangxi. Accessed November 3, 2026.
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Kangxi,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Kangxi.
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