Character breakdown
Study each Hanzi separately, then return to the complete word so pronunciation, meaning, and movement stay connected.
How to learn 亢旱
Listen once without reading, repeat the pinyin with its tones, then write every character in sequence. Finally, recall the complete meaning instead of memorizing each character as an isolated translation.
When the word appears in a sentence, check whether its part of speech and meaning match the definition shown here. Chinese words can change nuance with context.
Words with the same characters
Compare how a familiar Hanzi changes meaning inside another word.
drought; arid; dry
旱灾hànzāidrought
高亢gāo kànghigh-pitched and penetrating (musical instrument, voice etc); high-spirited; fever-pitched (atmosphere)
亢进kàng jìnhyperfunction (medical)
亢直kàng zhíupright and unyielding (literary)
甲亢jiǎ kànghyperthyroidism; abbr. for 甲狀腺功能亢進|甲状腺功能亢进[jia3 zhuang4 xian4 gong1 neng2 kang4 jin4]