港 gǎng
- Strokes
- 12
- Radical
- 氵 — water
- Made of
- 氵 water 巷 alley, lane
- How it's built
- Phono-semantic — one part hints at the meaning, another at the sound
港
gǎng
port; harbour; Hong Kong
Character
Example phrases
- 货轮因台风延误，直到凌晨才缓缓驶入港。 Huòlún yīn táifēng yánwù, zhídào língchén cái huǎnhuǎn shǐrù gǎng. The freighter was delayed by the typhoon and did not slowly sail into port until the early hours.
- 渔船傍晚回到港里，渔民们忙着卸鱼。 Yúchuán bàngwǎn huí dào gǎng lǐ, yúmínmen mángzhe xiè yú. In the evening the fishing boats returned to port and the fishermen were busy unloading fish.
- 这个港每年要接待上千艘来自世界各地的船。 Zhège gǎng měi nián yào jiēdài shàng qiān sōu láizì shìjiè gèdì de chuán. This port receives thousands of ships from all over the world every year.