Chinese symbol for “harbor”
港
gǎng
harbor; port; 个 (gè)
The closest CC-CEDICT match for harbor is 港 (gǎng), defined as: harbor; port; 个 (gè).
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Characters and stroke order
Other Chinese words for “harbor”
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 心怀 (心懷) | xīn huái | to harbor (thoughts); to cherish |
| 窝藏 (窩藏) | wō cáng | to harbor; to shelter |
| 澳 | ào | deep bay; cove; harbor |
| 安 | ān | (bound form) calm; peaceful; to calm; to set at ease |
| 藏 | cáng | to conceal; to hide away |
Related words
Other words that share a character with 港.
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 港口 | gǎng kǒu | port; harbor |
| 港元 | gǎng yuán | Hong Kong dollar |
| 港区 (港區) | gǎng qū | port area |
| 海港 | hǎi gǎng | seaport; harbor |
| 港湾 (港灣) | gǎng wān | bay serving as a harbor |
| 自由港 | zì yóu gǎng | free port |
See also: Japanese symbol for “harbor”.
Data: CC-CEDICT (CC BY-SA 4.0); Unihan Database (Unicode License v3); Make Me a Hanzi (Arphic Public License (graphics.txt); LGPL-3.0-or-later (dictionary.txt)); wordfreq (CC BY-SA 4.0 (data)). Retrieved 2026-10-22.