岗

岗 · gǎng

post; position

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Meanings & readings

Meaning & readings

post; position

Mandarin
gǎng
Cantonese
gong1

Unihan definitions and selected character readings. Read the word to establish its pronunciation in context.

Form & structure

Writing & identity

Unicode
U+5C97
Radical
山 · 46
Strokes
7 · Unihan
Residual
4

Source record · Unihan 17.0. Individual senses and historical claims have not yet been reviewed by zimai.

Stroke order

7 strokes
岗
Strokes
7
Convention
PRC · Make Me a Hanzi

7 strokes in writing order. Play to watch them, or Step through one at a time.

Modern stroke order; regional conventions can differ. Stroke medians: Make Me a Hanzi via HanziLookupJS, drawn as an even pen line.

Graphical structure

⿱山冈(GT)
How to read these symbols

⿰ left–right · ⿱ above–below · ⿻ overlap. Dotted boxes indicate positions, not missing characters. Each symbol describes the components that follow it; nested symbols describe a component in more detail. Source codes identify alternative analyses, not a writing sequence or an etymology.

BabelStone IDS · 2025-06-27. Region tags are preserved; 〾 marks approximation and {n} identifies an unencoded source component. These describe graphical structure, not historical derivation.

Words & connections

Words using 岗

Character connections

No reverse component match in this collection.

History & distinctions

Related forms

崗

Unihan traditional/simplified variant properties. Conversion may depend on context.

Sources & reference

Evidence & next depth

Source editions & exact scope ↗
Retained Unihan properties
kMandarin
gǎng
kCantonese
gong1
kDefinition
post; position
kTotalStrokes
7
kRSUnicode
46.4
kTraditionalVariant
U+5D17
kTGH
2013:754

Readings across dictionaries

Xiandai Hanyu · 1983
gāng 0360.042 · gǎng 0362.040
Tongyong Guifan · 2013
gāng 107.150 · gǎng 108.040
Reading counts · XDHYPLCD
gǎng(59) gāng(11)
Small numbers locate dictionary entries; 粵 introduces Cantonese. Includes rare or historical readings. Source notation ↗

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Sentences in context

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Structure & connections

0.10
58dictionary records using 岗0forms using this shape0attributed sound links
⿱ Above / below

Shape description
山 above 冈 · the shape used in China, Taiwan
Source notation ^⿱山冈$(GT)
BabelStone · 2025-06-27. Encoded shape and region tags; graphical analysis does not establish historical function.

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Retained descriptions & scope

^⿱山冈$(GT)

All alternatives are retained. Only the first description drives component search and graphical links. Counts describe this snapshot, not frequency. Evidence and method.