冈 gāng ridge; mound

Made up of [冂 jiōng covering box radical 13]
Used as component 冈 in :刚 gāng ; 纲 gāng
Alternative traditional form of character: 岡
Made with 4 strokes.

Originally there was a mountain within the box now it is a cross mark. Used mainly as a phonetic in other characters

Related characters


Also uses 冂 jiōng component: 见 jiàn (see) 丽 lì (beautiful) ; 两 liǎng (pair) ; 南 nán (south) ; 内 nèi (inner) ; 尚 shàng (still) ; 商 shāng (commerce) ; 同 tóng (same) ; 网 wǎng (net) ; 雨 yǔ (rain) ; 再 zài (again) ; 周 zhōu (circuit)

Sounds same

刚 gāng (hard) ; 纲 gāng (guiding principle)

Different tone

港 gǎng (harbor)

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