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港湾

港湾 gǎngwān

港湾 gǎngwān Meaning

Learn the Pinyin Pronunciation and 2 English Translations of the word 港湾 gǎngwān .

Pīnyīn Pronunciation
gǎngwān | gang3 wan1
English translation
natural harbor
bay serving as harbor

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Traditional form

港灣

Part of speech

Place name / 地名 dì míng Dìmíng
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Etymology of 港湾 gǎngwān

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Gǎng

Type

pictophonetic

Explanation

Phonosemantic compound. shuǐ represents the meaning and xiàng represents the sound.

Phonetic compound

xiàng

Semantic compound

shuǐ

Positional decomposition

氵巷

Number of Strokes

12
wān

Type

pictophonetic

Explanation

Simplified form of wān . Phonosemantic compound. shuǐ represents the meaning and wān represents the sound.

Phonetic compound

wān

Semantic compound

shuǐ

Positional decomposition

氵弯

Number of Strokes

12

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Example sentences using 港湾 gǎngwān

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山岩 de xiǎo Jué 突入港湾 gǎngwān .

A small section of rock juts out into the harbour.

港湾 gǎngwān Decomposition

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港湾 gǎngwān Compounds

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