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港

gǎng

HSK 6 Character Measure word 个

What 港 means

1. harbor
2. port

Other readings

港 is 多音字 — it is read more than one way, and the reading changes the meaning.

• GǎngHong Kong (abbr. for {香港|Xiāng gǎng}); surname Gang

Example sentences

• 船进港了。
  The ships reached port.
• 他是香港人。
  He is a Hongkonger.
• 船驶入了港口。
  The ship was piloted into port.
• 人们在香港抗议。
  Rénmen zài Xiānggǎng kàngyì.
  People are protesting in Hong Kong.
• 港口内有许多船。
  There are many ships in the harbor.
• 神户是着名的港口。
  Kobe is famous for its port.

Words starting with 港

• 港口gǎng kǒuport; harbor
• 港湾gǎng wānbay serving as a harbor
• 港台Gǎng TáiHong Kong and Taiwan
• 港币Gǎng bìHong Kong currency; Hong Kong dollar
• 港元gǎng yuánHong Kong dollar
• 港人Gǎng rénHong Kong person or people
• 港澳Gǎng ÀoHong Kong 香港
• 港澳台Gǎng Ào TáiHong Kong 香港, Macao 澳门 and Taiwan 台湾
• 港府Gǎng fǔHong Kong government
• 港区gǎng qūport area
• 港岛Gǎng dǎoHong Kong Island; abbr. for 香港岛
• 港式Gǎng shìHong Kong style
• 港普Gǎng pǔHong Kong pidgin (a mix of Standard Mandarin and Cantonese)
• 港独Gǎng dúHong Kong independence
• 港督gǎng dūgovernor of Hong Kong (during the period of British rule, 1841-1997)
• 港股Gǎng gǔHong Kong shares
• 港警gǎng jǐngport police
• 港交所Gǎng jiāo suǒHong Kong Stock Exchange; abbr. for 香港交易所
• 港务局gǎng wù júport authority
• 港北区Gǎng běi QūGangbei, a district of Guigang City 贵港市
• 港南区Gǎng nán QūGangnan, a district of Guigang City 贵港市
• 港口区Gǎng kǒu QūGangkou, a district of Fangchenggang City 防城港市
• 港口城市gǎng kǒu chéng shìport city
• 港英政府Gǎng Yīng zhèng fǔBritish colonial administration of Hong Kong 1837-1941 and 1945-1997

Words containing 港

• 香港Xiāng gǎngHong Kong, special administrative region (SAR) of the PRC (short name 港
• 海港hǎi gǎngseaport; harbor
• 珍珠港Zhēn zhū GǎngPearl Harbor (Hawaii)
• 香港大学Xiāng gǎng Dà xuéThe University of Hong Kong
• 香港中文大学Xiāng gǎng Zhōng wén Dà xuéChinese University of Hong Kong
• 渔港yú gǎngfishing port
• 香港科技大学Xiāng gǎng Kē jì Dà xuéThe Hong Kong University of Science and Technology
• 空港kōng gǎngairport (abbr. for 航空港
• 避风港bì fēng gǎnghaven; refuge; harbor
• 下港xià gǎng(Taiwan) southern Taiwan (from Taiwanese, Tai-lo pr. [ē-káng])
• 中港Zhōng GǎngPRC and Hong Kong
• 来港lái Gǎngto come to Hong Kong
• 全港Quán Gǎngwhole territory of Hong Kong
• 出港chū gǎngto leave harbor; departure (at airport)
• 商港shāng gǎngcommercial port; trading harbor
• 大港Dà gǎngDagang former district of Tianjin, now part of Binhai subprovincial district 滨海新区
• 小港Xiǎo gǎngXiaogang or Hsiaokang district of Kaohsiung city 高雄市
• 爱港ài Gǎngto love Hong Kong (usually implying that one also supports the PRC government)
• 东港Dōng gǎngDonggang, the name of various places, including 东港市
• 正港zhèng gǎng(Taiwan; slang) authentic; genuine (from Taiwanese, Tai-lo pr. [tsiànn-káng])
• 母港mǔ gǎnghome port (of a ship or fleet)
• 深港Shēn GǎngShenzhen and Hong Kong
• 维港Wéi GǎngVictoria Harbor, Hong Kong; abbr. for 维多利亚港
• 访港fǎng Gǎngto visit Hong Kong

Characters that look like 港

Easy to confuse on sight. Compare them side by side once and the pair stops costing you.

• 混hùnto mix; to mingle; muddled
• 祷dǎoprayer; pray; supplication
• 掘juéto dig
• 渎dúdisrespectful; (literary) ditch
• 漓lípattering (of rain); seep through
• 涸héto dry; to dry up

Sounds the same

Read gǎng, tone for tone, but written differently.

• 岗(bound form) hillock; mound; sentry post; policeman's beat; (bound form) job; post