Chinese Character 冈 Meanings and components.

Form

冈

Meaning

冈 meaning[3] in English

Ridge.

Mound.

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Main Components

By analyzing its shape, the hanzi[2] character 冈 can be seen as a composition of 2 main shapes where their meanings are radical in Chinese … (冂) , and to regulate (乂)

Its radical[1] is: 冂 (jiong1) which means: Radical In Chinese Characters (Kangxi Radical 13), Occurring In 用, 同, 网 Etc, See Also 同字框[Tong2 Zi4 Kuang4], .冂jiong1radical in …

In cangjie it is written with BK

How to write 冈

To write冈gang1ridge you should write a combination of 冂jiong1radical in … , 乂yi4to regulate arranged in a 回 shape:

冂 + 乂 = 冈

冈 Stroke Order

The order of the strokes to write 冈 should be followed in this specific way.

Components Tree

The composition tree, or the characters that form each component of 冈, looks as follow:

冈
Pinyin:gang1 Shape:回
Meaning[3]: Ridge . Mound
冂
Pinyin:jiong1
Meaning[3]: Radical In Chinese Characters (Kangxi Radical 13), Occurring In 用, 同, 网 Etc . See Also 同字框[Tong2 Zi4 Kuang4]
乂
Pinyin:yi4 Shape:一
Meaning[3]: To Regulate . To Govern . To Control . To Mow

Notes

  • [1] A character's radical: 部bùsection 首shǒuheader Radical

  • [2] Hanzi stands for: 汉hànChinese 字zìCharacter

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