Chinese words pronounced gang (any tone) 19 words, in the 3 tones gang is read in. gāng (1st tone) 15 words 刚(gāng) hard 钢(gāng) steel 纲(gāng) head rope of a fishing net 扛(gāng) to raise aloft with both hands 缸(gāng) jar 剛(gāng) hard 鋼(gāng) steel 綱(gāng) head rope of a fishing net 扛(gāng) to raise aloft with both hands 缸(gāng) jar All 15 words pronounced gāng gǎng (3rd tone) 2 words 岗(gǎng) hillock 港(gǎng) harbor 崗(gǎng) hillock 港(gǎng) harbor gàng (4th tone) 3 words 杠(gàng) coffin-bearing pole 戆(gàng) stupid 鿍(gàng) hill 槓(gàng) coffin-bearing pole 戇(gàng) stupid 鿍(gàng) hill Often confused with gang gan in any tone 29 words