港
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gǎng · port, harbor, bay

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HSK 3.0 · Level 7-9Frequency #3599
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12Total strokes

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Left-rightCharacter structure

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氵Key radical

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Vocabulary in context

Common words with 港

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gǎngWords pronounced gǎng
GǎngWords pronounced Gǎng
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Example sentences

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Wǒ mén zài gǎng kǒu lǐ kàn dào le xū duō chuán.我們在港口裡看到了許多船。

We saw many ships in the harbor.

Source: Tatoeba #902930 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Qì dí shēng xiǎng qǐ, chuán kāi shǐ màn màn dì shǐ lí gǎng kǒu.汽笛声响起,船开始慢慢地驶离港口。

A whistle blew, and the boat slowly began to pull out of port.

Source: Tatoeba #332689 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Gāo xióng shì tái wān de zuì dà gǎng kǒu chéng shì.高雄是台灣的最大港口城市。

Kaohsiung is the largest port city in Taiwan.

Source: Tatoeba #13249698 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Shén hù shì zhù míng de gǎng kǒu.神戶是著名的港口。

Kobe is famous for its port.

Source: Tatoeba #797111 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Shén hù shì yí gè zhù míng de gǎng kǒu chéng shì.神戶是一個著名的港口城市。

Kobe is famous as a port city.

Source: Tatoeba #797040 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Chuán bèi ān quán dì lǐng rù gǎng kǒu.船被安全地领入港口。

The boat was piloted safely into harbor.

Source: Tatoeba #6047432 · CC BY 2.0 FR
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How to study 港 in context

  1. Say gǎng, then recall the core meaning: port, harbor, bay.
  2. Write all 12 strokes while keeping the left-right balanced.
  3. Use it in 港口 (gǎng kǒu), meaning “port”.
  4. Read the complete sentence aloud once, then cover the translation and explain how 港 works in that context.

Definitions and traditional forms are compiled from Make Me a Hanzi, HSK curriculum data, and CC-CEDICT. Sourced example sentences link to Tatoeba; editorial examples are labeled separately. Review data sources and licenses.