崗 meaning and stroke order
Post; position
How to write 崗, stroke by stroke
11 strokes in order. Each box adds the next stroke in red. Write top to bottom and left to right, and finish enclosing strokes last.
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Meaning of 崗
Definitions from CC-CEDICT, grouped by pronunciation.
- (bound form) hillock; mound
- sentry post; policeman's beat
- (bound form) job; post
- variant of 岡|冈 [gang1]
How 崗 is built
Phono-semantic (sound + meaning) character. Mountain.
山 gives the meaning and 岡 hints at the sound.
Radical: 山 (mountain), shared by 111 characters on this site.
How to remember 崗
崗 puts 山 (mountain) on top of 岡 (gāng), which gives the sound. Picture a guard standing on a hill, keeping watch from his post.
崗 (simplified 岗) shows up mostly in words about jobs and duty, such as 岗位 (gǎngwèi, post) and 站岗 (zhàngǎng, stand guard). It also keeps its old meaning of a small hill in place names and in 花岗岩 (huāgāngyán, granite). Example: 他明天上岗。 (Tā míngtiān shànggǎng.) He starts his job tomorrow.
Common mistake: Learners often confuse 崗 with its component 岡 or with 剛 (gāng, just now), which share the same phonetic part. Remember that 崗 has 山 on top, and in the job sense it is read in the third tone, gǎng, not gāng.
Common words with 崗
Ordered by HSK level, then by how often they appear in everyday Chinese.
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning | Level |
|---|---|---|---|
| 崗位 | gǎngwèi | a post; a job | HSK 6 |
| 下崗 | xiàgǎng | (of a guard, sentry etc) to come off duty; (of a worker) be to laid off | HSK 7-9 |
| 上崗 | shànggǎng | to take up one's post; to go on duty; to take up a job | HSK 7-9 |
| 站崗 | zhàngǎng | to stand guard; to serve on sentry duty | |
| 崗哨 | gǎngshào | lookout post; sentry post; sentry | |
| 花崗岩 | huāgāngyán | granite |
Questions about 崗
How many strokes are in 崗?
崗 is written with 11 strokes. The diagrams on this page number every stroke in the order it is written, with the new stroke shown in red.
What does 崗 mean?
崗 (gǎng) means post; position. A common word with it is 岗位 (gǎngwèi), meaning "a post; a job".
How do you pronounce 崗?
崗 is pronounced gǎng, in the third tone (dipping).
What is the radical of 崗?
The radical of 崗 is 山, which carries the idea of "mountain". Dictionaries list 崗 under this radical.
What is the simplified form of 崗?
崗 is a traditional character. Its simplified form is 岗, used in mainland China and Singapore.
What does 下岗 mean in modern China?
Literally it means to come off duty, like a guard ending a shift. Since the 1990s it has also meant being laid off, especially from a state-owned company.
Is 花岗岩 read with gǎng or gāng?
It is usually read huāgāngyán, with the first tone. This reading comes from 崗 being a variant of 岡 (gāng), meaning a ridge or hill.