矿 kuàng mine
mine; ore; mineral
How to remember 矿: 石 stone + 广 broad = mine. The miner chips stone all day and eats her lunch under a broad ledge of rock, deep inside the mine.
Component breakdown
矿 = 石 stone + 广 broad
- 石 stone
- 广 broad
The miner chips stone all day and eats her lunch under a broad ledge of rock, deep inside the mine.
How it is used
- The "mine / mineral ore" morpheme, always bound - 矿泉水 (kuàngquánshuǐ) mineral water, 采矿 (cǎikuàng) to mine, 矿产 (kuàngchǎn) mineral resources.
- Refers both to the ore itself and to the mine as a place: 煤矿 (méikuàng) coal mine, 铁矿 (tiěkuàng) iron ore/mine.
Words with 矿
Example sentences
- 矿泉水的味道很甘甜。 Kuàngquánshuǐ de wèidao hěn gāntián.The mineral water tastes very sweet.