Pinyin Syllable
Chinese characters pronounced gang
Learn common Chinese characters pronounced gang, including 刚 gāng, 港 gǎng, 钢 gāng, 岗 gǎng, 纲 gāng. Compare tones, meanings, traditional forms, words…
How to Pronounce This Syllable
gang joins the initial g to the final ang in one motion — say it as a single Mandarin beat with the tone over it, not as English letters in a row.
Initial g
Start the syllable on the initial g, then run straight into the final ang — keep them joined instead of sounding out separate English letters.
Final ang
Let the sound move toward the back of the mouth.
Study Tip
Start with the most common characters (刚 gāng, 港 gǎng, 钢 gāng, 岗 gǎng, 纲 gāng) and lock in their tones. 6 common characters share the sound gang, so lean on words to tell the rest apart.
Learn by Tone
gang turns up here with 2 different tones; a change of tone usually means a different character, so the groups below are split by tone.
1st tone
Taking the 1st tone here: 刚, 钢, 纲… (4 in total). Lock this tone in your ear before the meaning.
3rd tone
Taking the 3rd tone here: 港, 岗 (2 in total). Lock this tone in your ear before the meaning.
Common Words With This Sound
Seeing gang inside whole words makes it clear which character is meant — here are common ones.
Characters
6 common characters in this group.