Pinyin "gang1"

In MandarinBanana's mnemonic system, the Pinyin syllable "gang1" is split up into two parts: "g" and "ang1". You can visit the Pinyin index to see how other Pinyin syllables are split up into initials and finals.

Mnemonics for Pinyin initial "g"

G is for Guy Fawkes.

Mnemonics for Pinyin final "ang1"

In front of the anglepod.

Characters pronounced gang1

冈

岡

ga̅ng = g + ang1

ridge / mound

冈 = 冂 + 乂 : Guy Fawkes followed a secret map to the anglepod and in front of it he finds a small mound. The instructions on the map say that if he can pull out the secret treasure, he will have the control over all of England, so he starts to pull on a small thing sticking out of the mound using pliers.

刚

剛

ga̅ng = g + ang1

hard / firm / strong / just / barely / exactly

刚 = 冈 + 刂 : In front of the anglepod, Guy Fawkes just pulled a kitchen knife out of a mound. He's very upset as he was expecting at least a sword. At least the kitchen knife is quite hard.

纲

綱

ga̅ng = g + ang1

head rope of a fishing net / guiding principle / key link / class (taxonomy) / outline / program

纲 = 冈 + 纟 : Guy Fawkes (g) wants to become a fisher of men, so he sets up a net in front of the anglepod (ang1) between two ridges (冈). The silk worm (纟) helps him by spanning the head rope of the fishing net (纲) between the two ridges.

钢

鋼

ga̅ng = g + ang1

steel

钢 = 冈 + 钅 : Guy Fawkes (g) is looking for a steel (钢) well on a mound (冈) in front of the anglepod (ang1). Multiple times he sticks his golden harpoon (钅) into the earth until finally the liquid steel bursts out of the earth like oil out of a drill hole.

岗

崗

ga̅ng = g + ang1

variant of 岡|冈 [gang1]

缸

ga̅ng = g + ang1

jar / vat / classifier for loads of laundry / CL:口[kou3]

杠

ga̅ng = g + ang1

flagpole / footbridge

扛

ga̅ng = g + ang1