How to write 糠

糠 (kāng) 1. The shell or husk that falls off from the grains of rice, wheat, millet, etc. - 米糠 (mǐ kāng): rice bran - 糟糠 (zāo kāng): low-quality husks - 糠秕 (kāng bǐ): chaff and broken grains - 糠醛 (kāng quán): an organic compound used as a raw material for making plastics, synthetic fibers, synthetic rubber, and medicines. 2. The hollow center of radishes and other vegetables that occurs due to loss of moisture. Additional notes: 本义: 从稻、麦等谷皮上脱下的皮、壳 (Original meaning: the skin or shell that is removed from grains such as rice and wheat) 造字法: 形声。从米，康声 (Character formation: phono-semantic compound; combines the meaning of 'rice' with the sound 'kāng') Synonyms: 1. 本作“穅”，“康”。谷的外壳 ([En.] chaff; bran; husks) 2. 小麦种子、黑麦种子或其他禾谷的碎裂皮层，从籽粒上分离出来，特别用于家畜饲料 ([En.] bran) Usage examples: - 《墨子·公输》：邻有糠槽而欲窃之 (In "Mozi", there is a neighbor who has a husk trough and wants to steal it.) - 此犹梁肉之与糠糟也 (This is similar to the relationship between meat and husks.) - 又如: 糠菜半年粮 (also as in: rough food makes for a year's worth of grain); 糠覈 (糠中的粗屑. Rough food made from husks); 糠粞 (碎米中的谷皮. Coarse grain that is a mixture of husks and broken rice); 糠灯 (a type of lighting device made from mixing oil residue and husk, often used in folk settings in Jilin).