Character

岗

gǎng HSK 6

岗 gǎng HSK 6

1. raised mound or slope of earth
2. raised ridge on a flat surface
3. sentry post, guard post (see '岗位')
4. post, position, job (see '岗位')
5. a surname

Words using 岗 as gǎng (2)

1 岗位 gǎng wèi — post HSK 6
- 岗 post, station (originally 'sentry post')
- 位 position, place
Example

每个岗位都有自己的职责。

měi gè gǎng wèi dōu yǒu zì jǐ de zhí zé

Every post has its own responsibilities.
2 上岗 shàng gǎng — to go on duty HSK 7
- 上 to go to, to ascend to (indicating the action of going to one's position)
- 岗 post, station (one's work position or duty station)
Example

所有保安必须按时上岗。

suǒyǒu bǎo'ān bìxū ànshí shàng gǎng

All security guards must go on duty on time.

Structure & writing

岗 gǎng — raised mound or slope of earth

岗 is not used as a component in any other character.

consists of

1 山 shān — mountain; hill

山 is a component in 33 characters

HSK 1

HSK 4

密 mì dense; closely spaced (opposite of sparse) 幽 yōu (lit.) deep and secluded; (of a place) remote, quiet, and dimly lit 微 wēi tiny; slight

HSK 6

岗 gǎng raised mound or slope of earth 岛 dǎo island (land surrounded by water on all sides); peninsula (land surrounded by water on three sides) 岸 àn shore; bank; coast (of a river, lake, sea, etc.) 峰 fēng high, pointed mountain peak 崇 chóng tall; lofty

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崭 zhǎn (lit.) towering; standing out above the rest

HSK 7

仙 xiān immortal; a person with supernatural abilities in mythology 屹 yì (lit.) towering and firm, immovable 屿 yǔ small island 岂 qǐ rhetorical question marker, equivalent to 'how could' or 'is it possible that' 岔 chà branch (of a mountain range, river, road, etc.)

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岖 qū used in '崎岖': ① (of mountain paths) rugged and uneven; ② (fig.) full of hardships and twists 岩 yán steep cliff 岭 lǐng mountain with a path over its summit 岳 yuè a tall, majestic mountain 峙 zhì (lit.) to stand tall; to stand erect 峡 xiá gorge; narrow waterway between two mountains (often used in place names) 峭 qiào steep and tall (of a mountain) 峻 jùn high and steep (of a mountain) 崎 qí (lit.) steep and uneven; rugged 崖 yá steep face of a cliff or rocky height 崛 jué (lit.) to rise up; to emerge powerfully 崩 bēng to collapse; to crumble 嵌 qiàn to inlay; to embed a smaller piece into a recess of a larger object (often decorative) 巅 diān mountain peak; summit 徽 huī emblem; badge; insignia 灿 càn bright; radiant; dazzling 炭 tàn charcoal, a fuel made by heating wood while cut off from air 癌 ái cancer; malignant tumor formed by abnormally proliferating cells

2 冈 gāng — low, flat mountain ridge

冈 is a component in 4 characters

HSK 3

刚 gāng hard; firm (opposite of "soft")

HSK 4

钢 gāng steel (iron-carbon alloy with less than 2% carbon content)

HSK 6

岗 gǎng raised mound or slope of earth

HSK 7

纲 gāng the main rope of a fishing net; the key or essential part of something (often referring to documents or speeches)

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