冈 gāng — ridge; mound
牛羊在山冈上悠闲地吃草。Niú yáng zài shān gāng shàng yōu xián de chī cǎo.Cattle and sheep graze leisurely on the hill.
Common words: 山冈 (shān gāng)、茨冈 (cí gāng)、冈上肌 (gāng shàng jī)
Meaning Index
Chinese characters meaning "ridge"
Learn Chinese characters with the meaning "ridge", including 冈 (gāng), 脊 (jǐ). Study pinyin, English meanings, traditional forms, common words, and examples.
How to Study This Meaning Group
The English word "ridge" covers 2 different Chinese characters — 冈 (gāng), 脊 (jǐ) — and each is its own word with its own feel. These 2 characters do not share a sound — their readings span gāng, jǐ — so confirm the pinyin and tone for each one separately. The example sentences further down show how 冈 and the others are actually used, so you learn them in context rather than as a single translation.
- 冈 gāngridge; moundUseful words: 山冈, 茨冈
- 脊 jǐspine; back; ridgeUseful words: 脊梁, 中脊
Common words for these 2 "ridge" characters
Anchor each of these 2 characters in a word you can picture — start with 冈 (gāng) — so "ridge" turns into concrete usage instead of a one-to-one translation.
See each character in a sentence
Each character below is shown in a short example sentence with pinyin and an English translation — the quickest way to feel the difference between the 2 ways to say "ridge".
脊 jǐ — spine; back; ridge
我们要挺直脊背，注意坐姿。Wǒ men yào tǐng zhí jǐ bèi, zhù yì zuò zī.We should keep our backs straight and mind our posture.
Common words: 脊梁 (jǐ liáng)、中脊 (zhōng jǐ)、里脊 (lǐ ji)
All 2 characters
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