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CHINESE CHARACTER

gǎng

港

港

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Hong Kong

Numbered pinyin
gang3
English meanings
Hong Kong

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BUILDING BLOCKS

Structure & components

Left–right structure

Left–right arrangement: left 氵; right 巷.

  • Left

    氵
  • Right

    巷
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      共
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    • Bottom

      巳

Meaning & sound clues

氵 is identified as the meaning component, associated with “water”.

巷 is identified as the sound component (xiàng). Its pronunciation may differ from the modern pronunciation of 港.

This breakdown describes the written shape. A component's meaning does not always explain the meaning of the whole character.

Decomposition reference

⿰氵巷

Source: Make Me a Hanzi (LGPL-3.0-or-later)
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Homophones

Characters with the same pinyin, regardless of tone.

Example sentences

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  1. 01

    gǎngkǒu港口。

    A port.

  2. 02

    hǎi海gǎng港。

    A harbor.

  3. 03

    xiāng香gǎng港。

    Hong Kong.

  4. 04

    gǎng港wān湾。

    A bay.

  5. 05

    fánmáng繁忙gǎngkǒu港口。

    A busy port.

  6. 06

    duìwài对外màoyì贸易。

    Foreign trade.

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  • 港口