Zi Collection, Middle Volume Radical: Person (rén) Character: Kang Kangxi stroke count: 6 Page: 95, Entry 14 Pronounced kang (falling tone). Kangli refers to a spouse; it also denotes matching or equivalent status. Zuo Zhuan (Zuo Zhuan), 11th Year of Duke Cheng: Unable to protect one's own spouse. Commentary: Kangli refers to partners who are equals to one another. Also the same as the character kang (to resist or oppose). Zhuangzi (Zhuangzi), Fisherman chapter: Rulers of states with ten thousand chariots and lords of states with one thousand chariots never fail to treat the master with the etiquette of an equal. Huainanzi (Huainanzi), Customs and Traditions chapter: Using noble conduct to resist the prevailing customs of the age. Also denotes being upright or unyielding. Yangzi (Yangzi), Model Sayings: If the reality surpasses the rhetoric, it appears upright. Also a surname. Pronounced gang. Denotes an upright appearance. Also pronounced kang. Book of Odes (Shijing), Greater Odes: The Gaomen gate stands high and towering. Used the same as the character kang (high). Commentary: Describes a tall and imposing appearance. Cai Yong (Cai Yong), Explanation of Admonitions: Nine great rivers overflowing cannot be blocked by a single dike. An army of a million armored soldiers cannot be resisted by the courage of one man alone. Dai Tong (Dai Tong) says: The character kang (high and spirited) should be written as kang (the original character). It is the same character as the kang in the phrase the dragon that has ascended too high will have cause to repent. In the original carved edition, the character was written with the component fan (all) rather than the component ji (small table).