港 meaning and stroke order
Harbor; port
How to write 港, stroke by stroke
12 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 港
Definitions from CC-CEDICT, grouped by pronunciation.
- harbor
- port
How 港 is built
Phono-semantic (sound + meaning) character. Water.
氵 gives the meaning and 巷 hints at the sound.
Radical: 氵 (water), shared by 467 characters on this site.
How to remember 港
港 combines water 氵 with 巷 (xiàng, lane). Picture a lane of water where boats line up to dock, and you have a harbor.
港 is mostly used in compounds like 港口 (gǎngkǒu, port) and 海港 (hǎigǎng, seaport). On its own it is also short for Hong Kong 香港 (Xiānggǎng), as in 港币 (gǎngbì, Hong Kong dollar). Example: 这个城市有一个很大的港口。(Zhège chéngshì yǒu yí gè hěn dà de gǎngkǒu.) This city has a very large port.
Common mistake: Learners often read 港 as xiàng because of its phonetic part 巷, but the correct reading is gǎng with a third tone. Also, don't confuse it with 巷 itself, which means a small lane and has no water radical.
Common words with 港
Ordered by HSK level, then by how often they appear in everyday Chinese.
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning | Level |
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| 港口 | gǎngkǒu | port; harbor | HSK 6 |
| 海港 | hǎigǎng | seaport; harbor | |
| 港湾 | gǎngwān | bay serving as a harbor | |
| 避风港 | bìfēnggǎng | haven; refuge; harbor |
港 in example sentences
Real sentences from the Tatoeba project, with pinyin and English.
Questions about 港
How many strokes are in 港?
港 is written with 12 strokes. The diagrams on this page number every stroke in the order it is written, with the new stroke shown in red.
What does 港 mean?
港 (gǎng) means harbor; port. A common word with it is 港口 (gǎngkǒu), meaning "port; harbor".
How do you pronounce 港?
港 is pronounced gǎng, in the third tone (dipping).
What is the radical of 港?
The radical of 港 is 氵, which carries the idea of "water". Dictionaries list 港 under this radical.
Is 港 on the HSK exam?
Yes. 港 is part of the HSK 6 character list in the HSK 3.0 standard.
Why does 港 mean Hong Kong?
Hong Kong is 香港 (Xiānggǎng) in Chinese, literally fragrant harbor. In short forms, 港 alone stands for Hong Kong, as in 港澳 (Gǎng Ào, Hong Kong and Macau) and 港剧 (gǎngjù, Hong Kong TV drama).
Can 港 be used for airports?
Yes. 空港 (kōnggǎng) means airport in some formal or regional contexts, though 机场 (jīchǎng) is the everyday word. 港 can also be used figuratively, as in 避风港 (bìfēnggǎng), a safe haven.