山岗 (shān gǎng) — hill, mound | tongtong Chinese Dictionary

Definition

noun

hillmound

Measure word · 座

山岗，。
Wǒ men pá shàng le nà zuò shān gǎng, kàn dào le měi lì de fēng jǐng.
We climbed that hill and saw beautiful scenery.
山岗。
Yuǎn chù de shān gǎng shàng zhǎng mǎn le sōng shù.
The distant hill is covered with pine trees.
山岗。
Zhè ge cūn zhuāng bèi jǐ zuò shān gǎng huán rào zhe.
This village is surrounded by several hills.

Compound word

构词法gòucífǎ

联合liánhéSide by side

Two parts of equal weight, alike or opposite in meaning, standing side by side.

山岗 pairs 山 and 岗, both referring to hills or mounds.

Characters in this word

A drawing of the thing itself, worn down over three thousand years into a few strokes.

山 shows three mountain peaks side by side.

Most characters — around four in five — are built this way: one part hints at the meaning, the other at the pronunciation.

This origin belongs to the traditional form 崗; 岗 is its simplified writing.

山岡崗

Meaning part形符xíngfú

山山shānmountain

Sound part声符shēngfú

岡

岡gāng崗gǎng

Same sound today

The traditional form 崗 uses 山 to show a hill or mountain and 岡 to carry the sound; the simplified 岗 is a later shorthand.