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mound, ridge of a mountain 冈
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With two crosses 㐅 it is seen as a dragnet/trawl net 网.
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刚
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JLPT HSK 3 |
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| hard, firm, enduring, just, barely
gāng
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冈
刂
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Left: hill 冈 (image of a hill), right: cutting/knife 刂
(Is probably a gristle/cartilage in the meat?) A "hill" (= a thickening) is for cutting with a knife: particularly hard.
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钢
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JLPT HSK 4 |
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| steel
gāng
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金
冈
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Left: metal 钅/金, right: hill 冈 (=岡 Here as a bloomery hearth for steel smelting, in which iron ore and charcoal were stacked alternately as a hill).
The metal from this hill (= oven) is steel.
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纲
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JLPT HSK 5 |
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| guiding principle, key link, main point, class (taxonomy)
gāng
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糸
冈
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Left: thread 纟/糸, right: hill 冈/岡
Threads and equally also hills can be guiding points/principles.
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岗
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JLPT HSK 6 |
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| guard/post, position, job, mound
gǎng
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山
冈
龹
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Top: mountain 山, below: hill 冈/岡 (image of a hill)
The mountain and hill stand for the elevated position of a guard and generalized for a position or job.
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冈
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JLPT no HSK |
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| mound, hill, ridge of a mountain
gāng
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冈
冂
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Outside: frame 冂, inside: cross 㐅 (simplified from 岡)
Image of a hill, where the cross emphasizes its size.
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