Chinese words starting with “gang”
16 words in our HSK vocabulary start with the syllable gang. They are sorted by how common they are, so the ones you are most likely to meet come first. The 2 most useful of them have their own page — they are listed first below.
Initial g · final ang · hear the four tones and see example characters →
- 1st tone 10
- 3rd tone 4
- 4th tone 2
Word counts by tone are counted on the first syllable of each word.
Common words with this syllable
- 刚刚gāng gangHSK 2
just recently; just a moment ago
- 刚才gāng cáiHSK 2
just now; a moment ago
All 16 words
| # | Word | Pinyin | POS | Meaning | Study list |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 刚 | gāng | d,g | hard; firm; strong; just; barely; exactly | |
| 2 | 港 | gǎng | n | harbor; port | |
| 3 | 岗位 | gǎng wèi | n | a post; a job | |
| 4 | 刚好 | gāng hǎo | d | just; exactly; to happen to be | |
| 5 | 钢琴 | gāng qín | n | piano | |
| 6 | 港口 | gǎng kǒu | n | port; harbor | |
| 7 | 钢 | gāng | n | steel | |
| 8 | 钢铁 | gāng tiě | n | steel | |
| 9 | 缸 | gāng | n,q | jar; vat; classifier for loads of laundry | |
| 10 | 杠杆 | gàng gǎn | n | lever; pry bar; crowbar; financial leverage | |
| 11 | 港湾 | gǎng wān | n | bay serving as a harbor | |
| 12 | 钢笔 | gāng bǐ | n | fountain pen | |
| 13 | 纲领 | gāng lǐng | n | program (i.e. plan of action); guiding principle | |
| 14 | 纲要 | gāng yào | n | outline; essential points | |
| 15 | 刚毅 | gāng yì | a | resolute; steadfast; stalwart | |
| 16 | 杠铃 | gàng líng | n | barbell |
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