港埠 Origin — Dong Chinese Dictionary

gǎngbù

port

gǎng port, harbor

Phonosemantic compound. 氵 represents the meaning and 巷 represents the sound.

氵 Meaning component

shui, shuǐ water

氵 is a component form of 水.

巷 Sound component

xiàng alley

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	Old Chinese
Zhengzhang	kroːŋʔ
	ɡloːŋs

《說文》：“，水派也，从水聲。”

Phonosemantic compound. 土 represents the meaning and 阜 represents the sound.

土 Meaning component

tǔ earth

阜 Sound component

fù mound

	Old Chinese
Zhengzhang	baːs