崗

See also: 岗 and 岡

Translingual

Han character

崗 (Kangxi radical 46, 山+8, 11 strokes, cangjie input 山月廿山 (UBTU), four-corner 2222₇, composition ⿱山岡)

Derived characters

• 𣙋, 𬬀

Descendants

• 岗 (Simplified Chinese)

References

• Kangxi Dictionary: page 314, character 10
• Dai Kanwa Jiten: character 8221
• Dae Jaweon: page 616, character 6
• Hanyu Da Zidian (first edition): volume 1, page 780, character 7
• Unihan data for U+5D17

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Chinese

trad.		崗
simp.		岗

Glyph origin

Characters in the same phonetic series (岡) (Zhengzhang, 2003) 

	Old Chinese
岡	*klaːŋ
崗	*klaːŋ
剛	*klaːŋ
掆	*klaːŋ, *klaːŋs
鋼	*klaːŋ, *klaːŋs
綱	*klaːŋ
犅	*klaːŋ
堈	*klaːŋ

Phono-semantic compound (形聲 / 形声, OC *klaːŋ) : semantic 山 (“mountain”) + phonetic 岡 (OC *klaːŋ).

Etymology

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Pronunciation 1

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): gǎng (gang³)

  (Zhuyin): ㄍㄤˇ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): gong¹
• Hakka (Sixian, PFS): kông
• Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): kang / kong

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: gǎng
    • Zhuyin: ㄍㄤˇ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: gǎng
    • Wade–Giles: kang³
    • Yale: gǎng
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: gaang
    • Palladius: ган (gan)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /kɑŋ²¹⁴/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)
    • Jyutping: gong¹
    • Yale: gōng
    • Cantonese Pinyin: gong¹
    • Guangdong Romanization: gong¹
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /kɔːŋ⁵⁵/
• Hakka
  • (Sixian, incl. Miaoli and Neipu)
    • Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: kông
    • Hakka Romanization System: gong^ˊ
    • Hagfa Pinyim: gong¹
    • Sinological IPA: /koŋ²⁴/
• Southern Min
  • (Hokkien)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: kang / kong
    • Tâi-lô: kang / kong
    • Phofsit Daibuun: kafng, kofng
    • IPA (Xiamen): /kaŋ⁴⁴/, /kɔŋ⁴⁴/
    • IPA (Quanzhou): /kaŋ³³/, /kɔŋ³³/
    • IPA (Zhangzhou): /kaŋ⁴⁴/, /kɔŋ⁴⁴/
    • IPA (Taipei): /kaŋ⁴⁴/, /kɔŋ⁴⁴/
    • IPA (Kaohsiung): /kaŋ⁴⁴/, /kɔŋ⁴⁴/

Definitions

(deprecated template usage) 崗

1. hillock; mound
2. lookout post

   崗哨／岗哨  ―  gǎngshào  ―  sentry post

   崗樓／岗楼  ―  gǎnglóu  ―  watchtower

3. sentry

Pronunciation 2

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): gāng (gang¹)

  (Zhuyin): ㄍㄤ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): gong¹
• Hakka (Sixian, PFS): kông

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: gāng
    • Zhuyin: ㄍㄤ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: gang
    • Wade–Giles: kang¹
    • Yale: gāng
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: gang
    • Palladius: ган (gan)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /kɑŋ⁵⁵/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)
    • Jyutping: gong¹
    • Yale: gōng
    • Cantonese Pinyin: gong¹
    • Guangdong Romanization: gong¹
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /kɔːŋ⁵⁵/
• Hakka
  • (Sixian, incl. Miaoli and Neipu)
    • Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: kông
    • Hakka Romanization System: gong^ˊ
    • Hagfa Pinyim: gong¹
    • Sinological IPA: /koŋ²⁴/

Definitions

(deprecated template usage) 崗

1. (deprecated template usage) Alternative form of 岡／冈 (gāng).

Usage notes

In 花崗石／花岗石 (huāgāngshí, “granite”) and 花崗岩／花岗岩 (huāgāngyán, “granite”), 崗／岗 (gǎng) is generally used instead of 岡／冈 (gāng). In other cases, 岡／冈 (gāng) is recommended.

Pronunciation 3

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): gàng (gang⁴)

  (Zhuyin): ㄍㄤˋ

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: gàng
    • Zhuyin: ㄍㄤˋ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: gàng
    • Wade–Giles: kang⁴
    • Yale: gàng
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: ganq
    • Palladius: ган (gan)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /kɑŋ⁵¹/

Definitions

(deprecated template usage) 崗

1. (dialectal) Only used in 崗尖／岗尖 (“brimful”).

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Japanese

Kanji

崗

(Hyōgai kanji)

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Readings

• On (unclassified): こう (kō)
• Kun: おか (oka, 崗)

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Korean

Hanja

崗 • (gang) (hangeul 강, revised gang, McCune–Reischauer kang)

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Vietnamese

Han character

(deprecated template usage) 崗 (cương)

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