gong1棡㭎
Jyutpinggong1
Yalegōng
Definition
Oak tree.
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How it's used
棡 is a specific term for oak that is rarely used in casual daily conversation. Most speakers prefer to use the loanword 橡木 when referring to the wood or the tree, as it is far more recognizable in commercial and botanical contexts. You will mostly encounter this character in formal writing or specific botanical descriptions.
Measure word
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Common mistake
Do not confuse this with 鋼, which sounds identical but refers to steel. Using 棡 when you mean steel will cause significant confusion.
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Grammar guides
- Directional complementsThe small words added after a verb to show direction of movement, like up, down, out, in, and back. Common in everyday Cantonese.
- DemonstrativesThis and that with 呢 and 嗰, the personal pronouns, and how 哋 turns I, you, and he into we, you all, and they.
- Resultative complementsSticking a result word onto a verb to show how it turned out, like eat until full or look and find. A productive everyday pattern.
