冈 (gāng) — mountain ridge (bound form, used in compounds)
Definition
A bound form meaning 'ridge (of a hill)'. It never stands alone — it only appears inside compounds like 井冈山 or 山冈, usually as the second element after a modifier.
bound form
mountain ridge (bound form, used in compounds)
Easily confused
- 风fēnglook-alikewind
- 刚gāngsound-alikejust (a short while ago; indicating an action happened moments before)
- 钢gāngsound-aliketo sharpen (a blade) on a steel; to strop; to hone
- 缸gāngsound-alikejar, vat (large container for liquids or grains)
- 肛gāngsound-alike(bound form) anus; anal
- 纲gāngsound-alikeoutline; summary
Examples
- 冈。Yuǎn fāng de shān gāng yǐn yuē kě jiàn.The distant hill is faintly visible.
- 冈。Jǐng gāng shān shì zhōng guó gé mìng de zhòng yào dì diǎn.Jinggangshan is an important place in the Chinese revolution.
- 冈。Tā men zhàn zài gāo gāng shàng yuǎn kàn.They stood on the high ridge and looked into the distance.
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