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崗

简岗 · 繁崗

Mandarin · pinyin gāng#

variant of 岡 gāng

Mandarin · pinyin gǎng#

(bound form) hillock; mound
sentry post; policeman's beat
(bound form) job; post

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崗: Look up this written character
岗: gǎng · post; position

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gong1

Cantonese word readings for 崗. This lexicon supplies readings, not definitions.

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hillock; mound
lookout post
sentry; guard
post; position; job

character

(alt-of, alternative) alternative form of 岡 /冈

character

(dialectal) only used in 崗尖／岗尖 (“brimful”)

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