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gǎng = g + ang3
mound / policeman's beat
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gāng = g + ang1
variant of 岡|冈 [gang1]
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gǎng = g + ang3
(bound form) hillock; mound / sentry post; policeman's beat / (bound form) job; post
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How to pronounce 岗

MandarinBanana teaches pronunciation with the Marilyn Method: every Pinyin syllable is one initial plus one final, the initial becomes a person, an animal or a deity, and the final becomes a place in your memory palace — with the tone deciding which part of that place the scene happens in. Remember the little story below for each half and the whole syllable comes back with them.

= g initial

G is for Guy Fawkes.

By Matthias • updated about 2 months ago
+ ang1 final

In front of the anglepod.

By Matthias • updated 5 months ago
= g initial

G is for Guy Fawkes.

By Matthias • updated about 2 months ago
+ ang3 final

In the anglepod’s living room.

By Matthias • updated 5 months ago

岗 character breakdown

Chinese characters are built out of smaller characters. Each component carries a mnemonic symbol - one concrete object that stands in for it - and a mnemonic story hands those objects to the person and the place that stand for the pronunciation. Learn a component once and every character that reuses it gets easier.

Component Translations
gāng = g + ang1
ridge / mound
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shān = sh + an1
mountain / hill / anything that resembles a mountain / CL:座[zuo4] / bundled straw in which silkworms spin cocoons / gable
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Characters with 岗 as component

岗 is not used as a component in another character.
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Words with 岗

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a post / a job
a post; a job
to stand guard / to serve on sentry duty

Sentences with 岗

岗 currently does not appear in any sentence.

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gǎng / gāng

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