港
HSK 7freq #3599
Meanings
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- 1.Hong Kong (abbr. for 香港[Xiāng gǎng])
- 2.surname Gang
- 1.harbor
- 2.port
- 3.CL:个[gè]
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Wiktionary
- 1.tributary of a larger river or lake
- 2.river
- 3.port; harbor
- 4.large airport
- 5.shorthand for Hong Kong
- 6.Hong Kong-styled
- 7.Classifier for fluids: stream
- 8.a surname
- 9.only used in 港洞
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Etymology
Phono-semantic compound (形聲 /形声, OC *kroːŋʔ, *ɡloːŋs): semantic 水 (“river; water”) + phonetic 巷 (OC *ɡroːŋs). Cognate with 江 (OC *kroːŋ, “river”) (Schuessler, 2007). The southern dialectal word originally meant "small river/stream", which is still preserved in some Min languages. The irregular pronunciation in Mandarin (expected Mandarin reflex is *jiǎng) originated from southern dialects where velars have not palatalized (Schuessler, 2007).
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Related words
港口 port港湾 bay serving as a harbor爱港 to love Hong Kong (usually implying that one also supports the PRC government)港独 Hong Kong independence泉港 see 泉港区[Quán gǎng Qū]下港 (Tw) southern Taiwan (from Taiwanese, Tai-lo pr. [ē-káng])离港 to leave harbor渔港 fishing port中港 PRC and Hong Kong海港 seaport高港 see 高港区[Gāo gǎng Qū]港澳 Hong Kong 香港[Xiāng gǎng] and Macao 澳门[Ào mén]