Chinese Character 岗 Meanings and components.

Form

岗

Meaning

岗 meaning[3] in English

Mound.

Policeman's Beat.

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Main Components

By analyzing its shape, the hanzi[2] character 岗 can be seen as a composition of 2 main shapes where their meanings are surname Shan (山) , and ridge (冈)

Its radical[1] is: 山 (shan1) which means: Surname Shan, .山shan1surname Shan

In cangjie it is written with UBK

How to write 岗

To write岗gang3mound you should write a combination of 山shan1surname Shan , 冈gang1ridge arranged in a 吕 shape:

山 + 冈 = 岗

岗 Stroke Order

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

Components Tree

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

岗
Pinyin:gang3 Shape:吕
Meaning[3]: Mound . Policeman'S Beat
山
Pinyin:shan1
Meaning[3]: Surname Shan
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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