Pronunciation family
Chinese characters for “gang”
20 characters share this plain syllable. Compare tone marks first, then open a character for writing and usage.
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First tone
gāng
刚
gāng
钢hard, strong, tough
6 strokes · HSK 3.0 L3gāng
缸steel
9 strokesgāng
冈earthen jug, crock, cistern
9 strokes · HSK 3.0 L7-9gāng
罓ridge or crest of hill
4 strokesgāng
纲net, network
4 strokesgāng
肛program, outline
7 strokesgāng
杠anus
7 strokesgāng
岡pole, bar
7 strokesgāng
剛ridge or crest of hill
8 strokesgāng
罡hard, strong, tough
10 strokesgāng
綱the stars at the end of the Big Dipper
10 strokesgāng
鋼program, outline
14 strokesgāng
steel
16 strokes3
Third tone
gǎng
4
Fourth tone
gàng
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