• 2043rd most frequent character
  • Adds <0.01% to your reading coverage
  • 1 dictionary entry
  • Appears in 41 words
  • Component in 4 characters

Decomposition

1Once
3Graphical

Pinyin & Meaning

1. gāng (gang1)ridge • mound

Pronunciation Clues

There are no phonetic clues for this character.

Appears In

also appears in:

Example Words

Common

井冈山 (井岡山)
佛冈 (佛岡)
梵蒂冈 (梵蒂岡)
梵蒂冈城 (梵蒂岡城)
黄冈 (黃岡)

Uncommon

井冈山市 (井岡山市)
佛冈县 (佛岡縣)
俄勒冈州 (俄勒岡州)
山冈 (山岡)
冈山 (岡山)
冈底斯山 (岡底斯山)
冈本 (岡本)
武冈 (武岡)
福冈 (福岡)
静冈县 (靜岡縣)
黄冈市 (黃岡市)

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Decomposition Levels:
Level 1 - Once: Only divided once. So only two components.
Level 2 - Radical: Radical Decomposition. The character gets decomposed into its lowest radical components. For the complete list visit the Radical wikipedia page.
Level 3 - Graphical: Graphical Decomposition. Shows all the strokes & lowest level of components that make up the character.
If you see questions marks or too many "block" characters, especially when it comes to level 3 decomposition you might need the correct font.