Explanation of the name "冈"
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Hanyu Pinyin:gāng
Wuxing:Water
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Cultural Meaning:94%
冈: Ridge: Hillock. Mountain ranges.
Meaning: The character '冈' signifies a ridge or highland, symbolizing resilience, stability, and lofty aspirations.
袁冈 (Yuan Gang)
A Song dynasty official who served as the Wei of Xuancheng and declined the position of Wei of Changxing, originally from Yin County (now Ningbo, Zhejiang).
奚冈 (Xi Gang)
a Qing dynasty seal carver and painter, renowned for his landscape and flower paintings, and his travels to Japan.
吴冈 (Wu Gang)
a Southern Song Dynasty poet, known by the courtesy name Zhishan and the self-styled name Naixian Weng, with a collection of six volumes of poems, three of which survive today.