岗(gǎng)

HSK 67 strokesTrad. 崗
Readingsgǎnggāng

variant of 岡|冈 [gang1]

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Character information

Pinyin
gǎng / gāng
Meaning
variant of 岡|冈 [gang1]
Strokes
7
HSK level
HSK 6
Traditional
崗

Origin & structure

Where 岗 comes from and how its parts fit together.

Phonetic-semantic compound⿱山冈

In this compound, the meaning comes from 山 (mountain); 冈 supplies the sound.

One part carries the meaning, the other suggests the sound.

Made of

山shān冈gāng

Parts are arranged top to bottom.

How to write 岗 step by step

7 strokes — each frame adds one stroke, shown in dark ink over the lighter ones.

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Words with 岗

Common words using 岗 — tap any character to open its stroke-order page.

gǎng岗wèi位
HSK 6

a post; a job

Open 岗位 page →
shàng上gǎng岗
HSK 7-9

to take up one's post; to go on duty; to take up a job

Open 上岗 page →
xià下gǎng岗
HSK 7-9

(of a guard, sentry etc) to come off duty; (of a worker) be to laid off

Open 下岗 page →
chuàn串gǎng岗

to leave one's post while on duty

Open 串岗 page →
nán南gǎng岗

see 南岗区

Open 南岗 page →
nán南gǎng岗qū区

Nangang, a district of Harbin City 哈尔滨市, Heilongjiang

Open 南岗区 page →
zài在gǎng岗

to be at one's post

Open 在岗 page →
gǎng岗tíng亭

sentry box; police box

Open 岗亭 page →

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From 岗’s common words

位上下串南区在亭

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