岗
崗gāng
#1,793 most
frequent character
variant of 岡|冈 [gang1]
Character breakdown
Source: Make Me a Hanzi.
山 mountain is the meaning part; 冈 gāng adds meaning, 'mountain ridge,' and supplies the sound. The first sense was 'mountain ridge.' Read gǎng, it grew to 'mound' and 'outpost.'
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