Pinyin "gang4"

In MandarinBanana's mnemonic system, the Pinyin syllable "gang4" is split up into two parts: "g" and "ang4". 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 "ang4"

In the anglepod's bathroom.

Characters pronounced gang4

杠
槓
gàng = g + ang4
coffin-bearing pole (old) / thick pole / bar / rod / thick line / to mark with a thick line / to sharpen (a knife, razor etc) / to get into a dispute with / standard / criterion
杠 = 工 + 木 : In the anglepod's bathroom (ang4) Guy Fawkes (g) finds a steel beam (工) under the Christmas tree (木). He sharpens it like a knife (杠) to obtain a pole (杠) and starts practicing pole (杠) dancing.
杠
gàng = g + ang4
variant of 槓|杠[gang4]
杠 = 工 + 木 : In the anglepod's bathroom (ang4) Guy Fawkes (g) finds a steel beam (工) under the Christmas tree (木). He sharpens it like a knife (杠) to obtain a pole (杠) and starts practicing pole (杠) dancing.
戆
戇
gàng = g + ang4
stupid (Wu dialect)
鿍
gàng = g + ang4
hill / long and narrow highland / (used in place names)