Chinese Word: 鋼 - Talking Chinese English Dictionary

鋼 (Simplified: 钢)HSK 4

Pinyin: gāng

English Definition: steel

Chinese Definition:
①经过精炼，不含磷砂等杂质的铁，含碳0.15钢1.7％，比熟铁更坚硬更富于弹性，是工业上极其重要的原料：钢板。钢笔(笔头用金属制成的笔)。钢铁(“钢”和“铁”，喻坚强，如“钢钢的意志”)。轧钢。

Total strokes: 16; Radical: 金

Pictophonetic:岡 indicates the sound; 釒 (metal) conveys the meaning.

Character Formation:

⿰ Left to right
- 釒 [ jīn ] gold, metal; money
- 岡 [ gāng ] ridge or crest of hill

Similar Characters: 鏑

鋼鐵HSK 5	gāng tiě	steel
鋼琴	gāng qín	piano; Classifiers: 架
鋼材	gāng cái	steel (as raw material); steel sheets, bars, tubes, ingots, wire etc
鋼筋	gāng jīn	steel reinforcing bar
鋼筆	gāng bǐ	fountain pen; Classifiers: 支

1		wǒ 我 yòng 用 gāng bǐ 钢笔 xiě zì 写字。 I write with a pen.
2		tā 她 huì 会 tán 弹 gāng qín 钢琴 ma 吗？ Can she play the piano?
3		mā ma 妈妈 jiào 教 wǒ 我 tán 弹 gāng qín 钢琴。 Mom teaches me to play the piano.
4		tā 她 fǎn fù 反复 liàn xí 练习 gāng qín qǔ 钢琴曲。 She repeatedly practiced the piano piece.
5		tā 她 zhèng zài 正在 xué xí 学习 tán 弹 gāng qín 钢琴。 She is learning to play the piano.

1		wǒ 我 yòng 用 gāng bǐ 钢笔 xiě zì 写字。 I write with a pen.
2		tā 她 huì 会 tán 弹 gāng qín 钢琴 ma 吗？ Can she play the piano?
3		mā ma 妈妈 jiào 教 wǒ 我 tán 弹 gāng qín 钢琴。 Mom teaches me to play the piano.
4		tā 她 fǎn fù 反复 liàn xí 练习 gāng qín qǔ 钢琴曲。 She repeatedly practiced the piano piece.
5		tā 她 zhèng zài 正在 xué xí 学习 tán 弹 gāng qín 钢琴。 She is learning to play the piano.