Ideographic: Fighting 亢 with bare hands 扌; 亢 also provides the pronunciationRadical:

meaning for kàng:

  • - to resist
  • - to fight
  • - to defy
  • - anti-war of resistance, especially the war against Japan (1937-1945)to resist Japan (esp. during WW2)
  • - anti-Japanese (esp. wartime activities)to resist (an aggressor)
  • - to oppose (a menace)to withstand
  • - to resist
  • - to stand off
  • - antagonism
  • - confrontationto protest
  • - protest