冈 · Shi You
Gāng (1st tone). 冈 is the simplified form of 岡. The Shuowen Jiezi, under 岡, reads 「山脊也。从山网聲」 — ‘the spine of a mountain’, built from 山 (mountain) with 网 as phonetic. 《释名·释山》 unpacks the sound-gloss: 「山脊曰冈。冈，亢也，在上之言也」 — the ridge is ‘the hig $9.00 – Purchase Checkout Added to cart