01303 Chinese character of 港 and pronounce gong2

The Chinese word【港】that we will introduce this time is a word that describes a place or transportation. It is mainly used for the following meanings:

Port or place name. Explanation: The riverside or the coastline where ships can anchor and operate. For example: “commercial port”, “military port”, “seaport”, “port”, and “port city”.

Here is the pronunciation of this Chinese character.

Mandarin Pinyin of 【港】:gǎng

Cantonese Jyutping of 【港】:gong2

Below is a description of the essential features of the character 【港】︰

Here are some situations where you can use【港】, for example:Describe the location or transportation , It means mainly a port or place name .As Chinese characters hold complex and sophisticated meanings, certain aspects may be too detailed to fully articulate in this explanation.

【港】is an individual word whose meaning expands when incorporated into combinations, such as【港口、香港】(Mandarin Pinyin:gǎng kǒu 、xiāng gǎng/ Cantonese Jyutping:gong2 hau2 、hoeng1 gong2)

This character is composed using 12 strokes,It is a more advanced Chinese character that is essential for daily use,Below is an example sentence related to this character.:


貨船正停靠在港口裝卸貨物。

The cargo ship is docked at the port to load and unload goods.


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