钢 gāng steel
steel; tough
How to remember 钢: 钅 gold + 冈 ridge = steel. Instead of gold, the miners on the mountain ridge find iron, and soon the town is building bridges of steel.
Component breakdown
钢 = 钅 gold + 冈 ridge
- 钅 gold
- 冈 ridge
Instead of gold, the miners on the mountain ridge find iron, and soon the town is building bridges of steel.
How it is used
- Bound; steel - 钢铁 (gāngtiě) steel/iron, 钢材 (gāngcái) steel products.
- 钢琴 (gāngqín) = piano (literally "steel-string instrument"); 钢笔 (gāngbǐ) a fountain pen.
- Distinct from 铁 (tiě, iron) - 钢 is the refined, harder alloy, figuratively "tough as steel."
Words with 钢
Example sentences
- 她在练习弹钢琴。 Tā zài liànxí tán gāngqín.She's practicing the piano.