Learn to Write Chinese Characters with Video Tutorials
Watch the video of writing the Chinese character "冈", learn the correct stroke order (笔顺) of the character "冈", and master the standard way of writing the character "冈".
Free Printable Handwriting Practice with Stroke Order: 冈
Printable Writing Practice Worksheet of "冈" in Portrait Orientation (Tian Zi Ge)
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."
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]