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崗
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岗
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hillock

HSK 10
Human →Relations
gǎng
コウ
おか
강
Phonosemantic compound. 山 represents the meaning and 岡 represents the sound.
Components
Traditional (崗)
山 mountain+ 岡 ridge of a hill =
崗 hillock
山 Meaning component
shān mountain
mountain, hill, peak
岡 Phonetic component
ridge of a hill
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Simplified (岗)
山 mountain+ 冈 ridge or crest of hill =
岗 post
山 Meaning component
shān mountain
mountain, hill, peak
冈 Phonetic component
gāng ridge or crest of hill
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Notes
Similar Characters
冈 ridge or crest of hill (simp)仙 immortal屾 氙 xenon汕 basket for catching fish灿 vivid (simp)疝 hernia籼 long-grained rice (simp)舢 sampan訕 slander (trad)讪 vilify (simp)赸 密 secret屵 tall mountain屹 to rise high屺 a hill with屿 island (alt) (simp)岈 岌 hazardous岍 name of a mountain (5c8d)
Chinese
岗 / 崗 [gǎng]
mound; policeman's beat
Example Sentences
Japanese Names
崗 おかざき
Okazaki surname
CHINESE WORDS (43)
岗位 [gǎng​wèi] #6,334
a post
下岗 [xià​gǎng] #21,525
to come off sentry duty
上岗 [shàng​gǎng] #21,165
to take up one's post
站岗 [zhàn​gǎng] #19,810
to stand guard
花岗岩 [huā​gāng​yán] #23,329
granite
岗哨 [gǎng​shào] #23,604
lookout post
换岗 [huàn​gǎng] #30,295
to relieve a sentry
龙岗 [Lóng​gǎng] #22,449
Longgang district of Shenzhen City 深圳市, Guangdong
石岗 [Shí​Gǎng] #37,856
Shek Kong (area in Hong Kong)
花岗石 [huā​gāng​shí] #45,896
granite
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JAPANESE WORDS (4)
花崗岩 [かこうがん] #63,406
granite
花崗岩質マグマ [かこうがんしつマグマ]
granitic magma
花崗砂岩 [かこうさがん]
arkose
花崗閃緑岩 [かこうせんりょくがん]
granodiorite