Chou Collection, Middle Volume Radical: Earth (tǔ) Kangxi stroke count: 11 Page 232, Entry 06 Pronounced gang. To bank up with earth. Also written in a variant form. Also a place name. Da Gang Road, located south of Haiyan County in Jiaxing, was a highway built by the First Emperor of Qin during his eastern inspection. Wang Anshi wrote a poem titled Da Gang Road.