港

gǎng

harbor

Hong Kong (abbr. for 香港[Xiang1 gang3]); surname Gang; port; CL:個|个[ge4]

water (氵) + alley (巷) = harbor or port

The water radical anchors the meaning: a harbor is where water meets land as a sheltered passage. 巷 mainly contributes the gǎng sound rather than its usual meaning of alley.

氵+巷→港
巷AlleyPhonetic
氵WaterSemantic

船已经进入港口,准备停靠了。

chuán yǐ jīng jìn rù gǎng kǒu,zhǔn bèi tíng kào le。

The ship has already entered the harbor and is ready to dock.

这条新航线直接从这里飞到港。

zhè tiáo xīn háng xiàn zhí jiē cóng zhè lǐ fēi dào gǎng。

This new air route flies directly from here to Hong Kong.

Words with 港

空港

kōng gǎng

airport (abbr. for 航空港[hang2 kong1 gang3])

港币

gǎng bì

Hong Kong currency

爱港

ài gǎng

to love Hong Kong (usually implying that one also supports the PRC government)

鹿港

lù gǎng

Lugang or Lukang Town in Changhua County 彰化縣|彰化县[Zhang1 hua4 Xian4], Taiwan

张家港市

zhāng jiā gǎng shì

Zhangjiagang, a county-level city in Suzhou City 蘇州市|苏州市[Su1 zhou1 Shi4], Jiangsu

防城港市

fáng chéng gǎng shì

Fangchenggang, prefecture-level city in Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region 廣西壯族自治區|广西壮族自治区[Guang3 xi1 Zhuang4 zu2 Zi4 zhi4 qu1]

出港

chū gǎng

to leave harbor

香港大学

xiāng gǎng dà xué

The University of Hong Kong

深港

shēn gǎng

Shenzhen and Hong Kong

连云港

lián yún gǎng

see 連雲港市|连云港市[Lian2 yun2 gang3 Shi4]

连云港市

lián yún gǎng shì

Lianyungang, prefecture-level city in Jiangsu Province 江蘇省|江苏省[Jiang1 su1 Sheng3]

达尔文港

dá ěr wén gǎng

Port Darwin (the port of Darwin, the capital city of the Northern Territory, Australia)

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