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gang

Pronunciation Northern /ɣaːŋ˧˧/ Central /ɣaːŋ˧˥/ Southern /ɣaːŋ˧˧/
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handspan
Noun
handspan
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2 senses
Meaning
2 senses
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Sense 1 Noun
handspan

The distance from the tip of the thumb to the little finger.

vi Chiếc bàn này dài khoảng năm gang tay.

en This table is about five handspans long.

Sense 2 Noun
cast iron

A hard metal made from iron and carbon used for making objects.

vi Cái nồi này được đúc bằng gang rất bền.

en This pot is made of very durable cast iron.

Parts
鋼
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Chinese characters Estimated from syllable mapping
Representative candidate
鋼
Candidates by syllable
gang 鋼(𡬼 / 𡱸 / 𨧠)
Bold marks a representative candidate assembled from per-syllable character mappings. Parentheses show other candidates for the same syllable. It is not necessarily a source-aligned spelling for the whole word.
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gang thép / gang tay / gang tấc
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dưa gang / dao lô gang
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