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gāng

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gāng Meaning

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Pīnyīn Pronunciation
gāng | gang1
English translation
earthen jug, crock, cistern

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About gāng

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Number of strokes

9

Traditional form

gāng

Contains the radical

fǒu

Part of speech

Noun / 名词 míng cí Míngcí

Learning hint

pottery

Etymology of gāng

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Type

pictophonetic

Positional decomposition

缶工

Semantic compound

fǒu

Phonetic compound

gōng

Explanation

Phonosemantic compound. fǒu represents the meaning and gōng represents the sound.

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Example sentences using gāng

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shè 烟灰缸 yān huī gāng ,放到桌上.

He picked up the ash tray and put it on the table.

这些 zhè xiē 气体 qì tǐ 包括 bāokuò cuàn gāng 气体 qì tǐ , 沉积物 chén jī wù , suān , 机油 jī yóu 其它 qí tā 杂质 zá zhì de 气体 qì tǐ .

The gas contains blow - by, sludge, acids, oil, and other contaminant.

这个 zhè ge 热水 rè shuǐ 按摩 ànmó 浴缸 yù gāng , péi 我们 wǒmen 度过 dùguò tiān Lěng de 春秋 Chūn qiū dōng .

In the winter and spring , we used hot tub a lot.

cāi chū le gāng 豆子 dòu zi yǒu 多少 duōshǎo .

He guessed the number of beans in the jar.

qǐng xiāng 烟灰 yān huī dàn zài 烟灰缸 yān huī gāng .

Drop your cigarette ashes into the ashtray.

Words with gāng

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FrequencySimplifiedMeaningTraditional
浴缸 yù gāng bathtub浴缸 yù gāng
gāng jar gāng
鱼缸 yú gāng fish tank魚缸
烟灰缸 yān huī gāng ashtray煙灰缸
气缸 qì gāng cylinder (engine)氣缸
水缸 shuǐ gāng water jar水缸 shuǐ gāng
汽缸 qì gāng cylinder (of steam engine or internal combustion engine)汽缸 qì gāng
烟缸 yān gāng ashtray煙缸
茶缸 chá gāng mug茶缸 chá gāng
酒缸 jiǔ gāng wine jar酒缸 jiǔ gāng
顶缸 dǐng gāng to take the blame頂缸

gāng Decomposition & Compounds

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