Dong Chinese dictionary

gǎng

port, harbor

Phonosemantic compound. 氵 represents the meaning and 巷 represents the sound.

Components

氵 Meaning component

shui, shuǐ

water

氵 is a component form of 水.

巷 Sound component

xiàng

alley

Evolution

Seal script

Shuowen (~100 AD)

Regular script

Modern

Definitions

gǎng

port, harbor; small stream; bay; harbor; port; CL:個|个[gè]

Gǎng

Hong Kong, abbr. for 香港[Xiānggǎng]; surname Gang

Most common words with 港

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