Character

钢

gāng HSK 4

钢 gāng HSK 4

1. steel (iron-carbon alloy with less than 2% carbon content)
2. a surname

Words using 钢 as gāng (3)

1 钢琴 gāng qín — piano HSK 4
- 钢 steel (referring to the steel strings)
- 琴 stringed instrument; keyboard instrument
Example

她每天都练习钢琴。

tā měi tiān dōu liàn xí gāng qín

She practices piano every day.
2 钢笔 gāng bǐ — fountain pen HSK 6
- 钢 steel (referring to the metal nib)
- 笔 pen; writing instrument
Example

他送给我一支钢笔。

tā sòng gěi wǒ yì zhī gāng bǐ

He gave me a fountain pen.
3 钢铁 gāng tiě — steel HSK 7
- 钢 steel (refined iron with carbon)
- 铁 iron (base metal element)
Example

这个国家的钢铁工业很发达。

zhè ge guó jiā de gāng tiě gōng yè hěn fā dá

This country's steel industry is very developed.

Structure & writing

钢 gāng — steel (iron-carbon alloy with less than 2% carbon content)

钢 is not used as a component in any other character.

consists of

1 钅 jīn — metal/gold radical

钅 is a component in 43 characters

HSK 1

钟 zhōng a hollow metal resonator that produces sound when struck; a bell 钱 qián currency; money

HSK 2

铁 tiě iron (metallic element, symbol Fe, atomic number 26) 错 cuò uneven; mixed and varied

HSK 3

铅 qiān lead (metallic element, symbol Pb) 银 yín silver (metallic element, symbol Ag, atomic number 47) 锻 duàn to forge (metal by heating and hammering)

HSK 4

针 zhēn needle or pin (slender metal tool with a point and eye or hook, used for sewing or knitting) 钢 gāng steel (iron-carbon alloy with less than 2% carbon content) 钥 yào key 键 jiàn key (mechanical component connecting a shaft to a gear or pulley, usually a rectangular steel block fitted into keyways) 镜 jìng mirror; a reflective device (ancient mirrors were made of polished bronze, modern ones of glass)

HSK 5

铃 líng bell or buzzer (metal sound-making device) 销 xiāo to melt metal into liquid 锁 suǒ lock (metal device requiring a key, code, or card to open) 锅 guō cooking pot or wok (round, concave, made of iron, aluminum, steel, etc.)

HSK 6

钓 diào to fish with a hook and bait 钻 zuān to drill or bore a hole by rotating a pointed object 铜 tóng copper (metallic element, symbol Cu, atomic number 29) 铺 pū to spread out; to lay flat 链 liàn chain; a rope-like object made of connected metal rings

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镇 zhèn to suppress; to control

HSK 7

衔 xián (lit.) horse bit (mouthpiece) 钉 dīng nail; pin; tack (a slender object made of metal, wood, or bamboo that can be driven into another object) 钙 gài calcium (metallic element, symbol Ca) 钝 dùn blunt; not sharp (opposite of 快、利、锐) 钞 chāo banknote, paper currency

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钦 qīn to admire; to respect 钧 jūn ancient unit of weight equal to thirty jin 钩 gōu hook (a curved, sharp-tipped tool for hanging or retrieving things) 钮 niǔ same as "纽" 铭 míng inscription on a vessel, stele, etc. recording facts or merits; words written or engraved to encourage oneself 铲 chǎn shovel; spatula (a flat or scoop-shaped tool with a long handle, usually made of iron) 铸 zhù to cast metal by melting and pouring into a mold 锄 chú hoe (farm tool for loosening soil and weeding) 锈 xiù rust (oxidized layer on metal surfaces) 锋 fēng blade edge; the sharp or pointed part of a sword, knife, or other weapon 锐 ruì sharp or pointed (of a blade or weapon's edge), opposite of 'blunt' 锡 xī tin (metallic element, symbol Sn, atomic number 50) 锤 chuí hammer (a tool with a handle and a metal head) 锦 jǐn colorful patterned silk fabric 锲 qiè (lit.) to carve with a knife 镶 xiāng to inlay or embed one object into another; to border or edge with a material

2 冈 gāng — low, flat mountain ridge

冈 is a component in 4 characters

HSK 3

刚 gāng hard; firm (opposite of "soft")

HSK 4

钢 gāng steel (iron-carbon alloy with less than 2% carbon content)

HSK 6

岗 gǎng raised mound or slope of earth

HSK 7

纲 gāng the main rope of a fishing net; the key or essential part of something (often referring to documents or speeches)

Stroke order