崗

See also: 岗 and 岡

崗 U+5D17, 崗 CJK UNIFIED IDEOGRAPH-5D17 ← 崖 [U+5D16] CJK Unified Ideographs 崘 → [U+5D18]

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

Related characters

• 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

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

The same word as 岡／冈 (gāng). See 岡／冈 (gāng) for etymology.

Pronunciation 1

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): gǎng (gang³)

  (Zhuyin): ㄍㄤˇ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): gong¹
• Hakka (Sixian, PFS): kông
• Eastern Min (BUC): gŏng
• Southern Min

  (Hokkien, POJ): kang / kong

  (Teochew, Peng'im): geng¹ / gang¹

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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/
• Eastern Min
  • (Fuzhou)
    • Bàng-uâ-cê: gŏng
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /kouŋ⁵⁵/
• 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/

Note:

• kang - vernacular;
• kong - literary.

• (Teochew)
  • Peng'im: geng¹ / gang¹
  • Pe̍h-ōe-jī-like: kṳng / kang
  • Sinological IPA ^(key): /kɯŋ³³/, /kaŋ³³/

Note:

• geng1 - vernacular;
• gang1 - literary.

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”).

Japanese

Kanji

崗

(Hyōgai kanji)

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Readings

• Go-on: こう (kō)
• Kan-on: こう (kō)
• Kun: おか (oka, 崗)

Korean

Hanja

崗 (eumhun 산등성이 강 (sandeungseong'i gang))

1. Alternative form of 岡 (“hanja form^? of 강 (“hill”)”)

References

• Supreme Court of the Republic of Korea (대한민국 대법원, Daehanmin'guk Daebeobwon) (2018). Table of hanja for personal names (인명용 한자표 / 人名用漢字表, Inmyeong-yong hanja-pyo), page 1. [1]

Vietnamese

Han character

崗: Hán Nôm readings: cương

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