Radical and Phonetic
Radical
Total Number of Strokes 10
Number of Strokes 5
Mandarin Reading gāng
TeoChew Phonetic
Chinese Definitions
罡〈名〉
北斗星的斗柄 [handle of the Big Dipper]
罡星煞曜降凡世,天蓬丁甲离青穹。――《水浒传》
又如:罡星(古星名。系北斗七星的斗柄);罡星煞曜(天罡星和地煞星);罡斗(天罡北斗)
山冈,在较平坦地区的一块显著的高地 [hill]
裴渊《广州记》曰:“城北有尉他墓,墓后有大罡,谓之马鞍罡。”――《水经注·泿水》
罡gāng也叫"天罡"。北斗七星中呈斗柄的三颗星。
English Definitions
the name of a certain stars; the god who is supposed to live in them
References
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