崗

See also: 岗 and 岡

崗	U+5D17, 崗 CJK UNIFIED IDEOGRAPH-5D17

← 崖
[U+5D16]

CJK Unified Ideographs

崘 →
[U+5D18]

Translingual

Han character

崗 (Kangxi radical 46, 山+8, 11 strokes, cangjie input 山月廿山 (UBTU), four-corner 2222₇, composition ⿱山岡)

Derived characters

𣙋, 𬬀

Related characters

岗 (Simplified Chinese)

References

KangXi: page 314, character 10
Dai Kanwa Jiten: character 8221
Dae Jaweon: page 616, character 6
Hanyu Da Zidian (first edition): volume 1, page 780, character 7
Unihan data for U+5D17

Chinese

trad.		崗
simp.		岗

Glyph origin

Characters in the same phonetic series (岡) (Zhengzhang, 2003)

	Old Chinese
岡	*klaːŋ
崗	*klaːŋ
剛	*klaːŋ
掆	klaːŋ, klaːŋs
鋼	klaːŋ, klaːŋs
綱	*klaːŋ
犅	*klaːŋ
堈	*klaːŋ

Phono-semantic compound (形聲, OC *klaːŋ) : semantic 山 (“mountain”) + phonetic 岡 (OC *klaːŋ).

Etymology

The same word as 岡／冈 (gāng). See 岡／冈 (gāng) for etymology.

Pronunciation 1

Mandarin
(Pinyin): gǎng (gang³)
(Zhuyin): ㄍㄤˇ
Cantonese (Jyutping): gong¹
Hakka (Sixian, PFS): kông
Min Dong (BUC): gŏng
Min Nan
(Hokkien, POJ): kang / kong
(Teochew, Peng'im): geng¹ / gang¹

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: gǎng
  - Zhuyin: ㄍㄤˇ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: gǎng
  - Wade–Giles: kang³
  - Yale: gǎng
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: gaang
  - Palladius: ган (gan)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /kɑŋ²¹⁴/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
  - Jyutping: gong¹
  - Yale: gōng
  - Cantonese Pinyin: gong¹
  - Guangdong Romanization: gong¹
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /kɔːŋ⁵⁵/
Hakka
- (Sixian, incl. Miaoli and Meinong)
  - Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: kông
  - Hakka Romanization System: gong´
  - Hagfa Pinyim: gong¹
  - Sinological IPA: /koŋ²⁴/
Min Dong
- (Fuzhou)
  - Bàng-uâ-cê: gŏng
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /kouŋ⁵⁵/
Min Nan
- (Hokkien)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: kang / kong
  - Tâi-lô: kang / kong
  - Phofsit Daibuun: kafng, kofng
  - IPA (Xiamen): /kaŋ⁴⁴/, /kɔŋ⁴⁴/
  - IPA (Quanzhou): /kaŋ³³/, /kɔŋ³³/
  - IPA (Zhangzhou): /kaŋ⁴⁴/, /kɔŋ⁴⁴/
  - IPA (Taipei): /kaŋ⁴⁴/, /kɔŋ⁴⁴/
  - IPA (Kaohsiung): /kaŋ⁴⁴/, /kɔŋ⁴⁴/

Note:

kang - vernacular;
kong - literary.

- (Teochew)
  - Peng'im: geng¹ / gang¹
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī-like: kṳng / kang
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /kɯŋ³³/, /kaŋ³³/

Note:

geng1 - vernacular;
gang1 - literary.

Definitions

崗

hillock; mound
lookout post
崗哨／岗哨 ― gǎngshào ― sentry post
崗樓／岗楼 ― gǎnglóu ― watchtower
sentry

Compounds

上崗／上岗 (shànggǎng)
下崗／下岗 (xiàgǎng)
串崗／串岗
亂墳崗／乱坟岗 (luànfèngǎng)
亂葬崗／乱葬岗 (luànzànggǎng)
在崗／在岗
增崗／增岗
崗亭／岗亭 (gǎngtíng)
崗位／岗位 (gǎngwèi)
崗卡／岗卡
崗哨／岗哨 (gǎngshào)
崗地／岗地
崗子／岗子 (gǎngzi)

崗樓／岗楼 (gǎnglóu)
崗警／岗警
待崗／待岗
復崗／复岗
換崗／换岗
查崗／查岗 (chágǎng)
監督崗／监督岗
站崗／站岗 (zhàngǎng)
競崗／竞岗
競爭上崗／竞争上岗
罷崗／罢岗
脫崗／脱岗

落聘待崗／落聘待岗
設崗定責／设岗定责
試崗／试岗
認崗定責／认岗定责
輪崗／轮岗
轉崗／转岗
返崗／返岗 (fǎngǎng)
釘子崗／钉子岗
門崗／门岗 (méngǎng)
離崗／离岗
頂崗／顶岗
領崗定責／领岗定责

Pronunciation 2

Mandarin
(Pinyin): gāng (gang¹)
(Zhuyin): ㄍㄤ
Cantonese (Jyutping): gong¹
Hakka (Sixian, PFS): kông

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: gāng
  - Zhuyin: ㄍㄤ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: gang
  - Wade–Giles: kang¹
  - Yale: gāng
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: gang
  - Palladius: ган (gan)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /kɑŋ⁵⁵/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
  - Jyutping: gong¹
  - Yale: gōng
  - Cantonese Pinyin: gong¹
  - Guangdong Romanization: gong¹
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /kɔːŋ⁵⁵/
Hakka
- (Sixian, incl. Miaoli and Meinong)
  - Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: kông
  - Hakka Romanization System: gong´
  - Hagfa Pinyim: gong¹
  - Sinological IPA: /koŋ²⁴/

Definitions

崗

Alternative form of 岡／冈 (gāng).

Usage notes

In 花崗石／花岗石 (huāgāngshí, “granite”) and 花崗岩／花岗岩 (huāgāngyán, “granite”), 崗／岗 (gǎng) is generally used instead of 岡／冈 (gāng). In other cases, 岡／冈 (gāng) is recommended.

Pronunciation 3

Mandarin
(Pinyin): gàng (gang⁴)
(Zhuyin): ㄍㄤˋ

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: gàng
  - Zhuyin: ㄍㄤˋ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: gàng
  - Wade–Giles: kang⁴
  - Yale: gàng
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: ganq
  - Palladius: ган (gan)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /kɑŋ⁵¹/

Definitions

崗

(dialectal) Only used in 崗尖／岗尖 (“brimful”).

Japanese

Kanji

崗

(uncommon “Hyōgai” kanji)

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Readings

Go-on: こう (kō)
Kan-on: こう (kō)
Kun: おか (oka, 崗)

Korean

Hanja

崗 (eumhun 산등성이 강 (sandeungseong'i gang))

Alternative form of 岡 (岡, “Hanja form^? of 강 (“hill”).”)

References

Supreme Court of the Republic of Korea (대한민국 대법원, Daehanmin'guk Daebeobwon) (2018). Table of hanja for personal names (인명용 한자표 / 人名用漢字表, Inmyeong-yong hanja-pyo), page 1.

Vietnamese

Han character

崗: Hán Nôm readings: cương

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