冈
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gāng · ridge or crest of hill

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Writing notes

Shape and proportion

4Total strokes

Count each continuous pen movement once, including turns and hooks.

Top enclosureCharacter structure

Keep the outer frame stable without crowding the enclosed strokes.

冂Key radical

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Read and listen

Example sentences

Notice where 冈 sits in each complete thought.

Yǒu yí gè rén zhù zài fú gāng, qí tā rén zhù zài xīn xiè.有一个人住在福冈,其他人住在新泻。

One lives in Fukuoka, and the others live in Niigata.

Source: Tatoeba #774462 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Yí gè cóng é lè gāng zhōu lái de péng yǒu, bù lǎng xiān shēng míng tiān huì lái bài fǎng wǒ men.一个从俄勒冈州来的朋友,布朗先生明天会来拜访我们。

Mr. Brown, a friend from Oregon, will visit us tomorrow.

Source: Tatoeba #333270 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Turn reference into recall

How to study 冈 in context

  1. Say gāng, then recall the core meaning: ridge or crest of hill.
  2. Write all 4 strokes while keeping the top enclosure balanced.
  3. Use it in 山冈 (shān gāng), meaning “mound”.
  4. Read the complete sentence aloud once, then cover the translation and explain how 冈 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.