钢

gāng

g+āng·1st tone

steel

Radical: 钅 Strokes: 9 HSK 7-9

Structure: Left narrow, right wideFrequency: Common

Same radical

铁钱银铜镜锦钟针销铺镇错

Same radical

铁钱银铜镜锦钟针销铺镇错锁锡钻

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Character Decomposition

钢=钅+冈

Etymology

metal

Meanings

steel

gāng

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Words with 钢 106 total

to make steel · steelmaking炼钢liàn gāng to roll steel (into sheets or bars)轧钢zhá gāng acetal resin · Delrin · unplasticized polyvinyl chloride (uPVC or rigid PVC)塑钢sù gāng Baosteel, Chinese steel maker formed in a 1998 merger, then merged to form Baowu in 2016宝钢Bǎo gāng scrap metal · steel scrap废钢fèi gāng steel groove · V-shaped steel bar槽钢cáo gāng steel白钢bái gāng angle iron角钢jiǎo gāng high speed steel锋钢fēng gāng steel knife · sword钢刀gāng dāo pitchfork · garden fork · restraining pole (used by police) · military fork (of ancient times)钢叉gāng chā wheel rim · underwire (in a bra)钢圈gāng quān

Idioms with 钢 6 total Chain

to be tempered into a steel百炼成钢bǎi liàn chéng gāng a brass and iron constitution - a strong man钢筋铁骨gāng jīng tiě gǔ lit. disappointed that iron does not turn into steel (idiom) · fig. frustrated with sb who has failed to meet one's expectations恨铁不成钢hèn tiě bù chéng gāng

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