冈 gāng — ridge, hill · English

冈

gāng

ridge, hill

At a glance · 冈

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Evolution of the glyph

Five stages, from a sketch of the real object to regular script — tap a stage, drag the timeline, or play the animation.

Object sketchBefore writing · drawing what was seen
Oracle boneShang dynasty · c. 1300–1046 BCE
Seal scriptQin dynasty · 221–206 BCE
Clerical scriptHan dynasty · 206 BCE–220 CE
Regular scriptWei–Jin to Tang · c. 3rd–9th century CE

Object sketchBefore writing · drawing what was seenOracle boneShang dynasty · c. 1300–1046 BCESeal scriptQin dynasty · 221–206 BCEClerical scriptHan dynasty · 206 BCE–220 CERegular scriptWei–Jin to Tang · c. 3rd–9th century CE

⚠ Some ancient forms are not attested：oracle bone form、seal script form。No excavated oracle bone / seal artifact is attested for this character yet; we leave it blank rather than fabricate.

冈字小篆从山网声，为形声字；本义为山脊、山冈。甲骨文未见。

What the sketch shows

Origins & notes

冈本义为山脊、山岭。

Structure

形声字，上部『山』为意符，下部『网』为声符。

At a glance

Pinyingāng

Radical冂

Strokes4

UnicodeU+5188

Character type形声

Theme地理

Six languages, one character

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English ridge, hill Gang is a phonetic-semantic character meaning a mountain ridge.

Français crête, colline Gang est un caractère phonético-sémantique signifiant une crête de montagne.

Español cresta, colina Gang es un carácter fonosemántico que significa la cresta de una montaña.

العربية حافي جبل غانغ حرف صوتي دلالي يعني حافة أو ظهر الجبل.

Русский хребет, холм Ган — фоносемантический знак, означающий горный хребет.

Common words

山冈shān gānghill
冈峦gāng luánhills

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