冈 Stroke Order
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Information of 冈
Pinyin
gāng
Radical
冂
Strokes
4 strokes
Usage
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Definition
ridge / mound
冈 gāng
1. Ridge: 山脊 (ridge of a hill)
2. 山脊：山～ (ridge of a mountain). ～峦 (mountain ridge).
Meaning:
冈 is a phonetic compound character, composed of the radical "mountain" (山) and the sound component. Its primary meaning is "ridge" or "mountain ridge."
References:
1. From "Shuowen Jiezi": 岡, mountain ridge. It is commonly mistaken as 崗.
2. From "Chuci · ShouzhI": I survey the high ridge (高冈) that is steep. Note: "Alpine ridge is called 岡."
3. From "Shiming": Mountain ridge is called 岡. 岡 also suggests elevation and refers to something that is higher.
4. From "Shijing · Zhou Nan · Juan Er": Ascending that high ridge, my horse is dark (ill).
Examples:
- 山冈: hill
- 冈陀: mountain ridge
- 冈子: a small, low hill with a gentle slope
- 冈岑: small mountains
- 冈崖: mountain rock
- 冈岭: mountain range
Additional Meaning:
同“网”: same as "net."
former Ninggang county in Jiangxi, now within Jinggangshan county level city 井岡山市|井冈山市[Jing3 gang1 shan1 shi4] in Ji'an 吉安, Jiangxi
former Ninggang county in Jiangxi, now within Jinggangshan county level city 井岡山市|井冈山市[Jing3 gang1 shan1 shi4] in Ji'an 吉安, Jiangxi
Kangshan town in Kaohsiung county 高雄縣|高雄县[Gao1 xiong2 xian4], southwest Taiwan / Okayama prefecture in southwest of Japan's main island Honshū 本州[Ben3 zhou1]