港

gǎng

巷 + 氵

HSK 3.0Level 7

Definitions

gǎng (noun) harbor; port

Gǎng (noun) Hong Kong (abbreviation)

Etymology

Phonosemantic compound. 氵 represents the meaning and 巷 represents the sound.

Semantic: 氵 Phonetic: 巷

About

港 is a phono-semantic compound: the water radical 氵 on the left conveys the meaning, and the right-side component 巷 gives the sound. Its original sense was a branching stream, a diverging waterway, or a small channel intersecting with land. With the development of maritime trade, the meaning shifted to a port, harbor, or safe anchorage where ships dock to load and unload cargo. It is now best known as the character used for Hong Kong.

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Seal Shuowen (~100 AD)

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香港是一座繁华的城市。

Xiānggǎng shì yī zuò fánhuá de chéngshì.

Hong Kong is a bustling city.

上海的港口非常繁忙。

Shànghǎi de gǎngkǒu fēicháng fánmáng.

Shanghai's port is very busy.

我们明天去维多利亚港。

Wǒmen míngtiān qù Wéiduōlìyà Gǎng.

We are going to Victoria Harbour tomorrow.

请在渔人码头港口下船。

Qǐng zài yúrén mǎtóu gǎngkǒu xià chuán.

Please disembark at the Fisherman's Wharf harbor.

机场快线直达香港机场。

Jīchǎng kuàixiàn zhídá Xiānggǎng jīchǎng.

The Airport Express goes directly to Hong Kong Airport.

深圳港的货物吞吐量很大。

Shēnzhèn Gǎng de huòwù tūntǔliàng hěn dà.

Shenzhen Port has a very large cargo throughput.

港币的汇率最近比较稳定。

Gǎngbì de huìlǜ zuìjìn bǐjiào wěndìng.

The exchange rate for the Hong Kong dollar has been relatively stable recently.

港务局正在扩建深水港码头。

Gǎngwùjú zhèngzài kuòjiàn shēnshuǐgǎng mǎtóu.

The port authority is expanding the deep-water port dock.

Related Characters

Component: 巷

Component: 氵

港