钢 (gāng): steel
钢 (gāng) is a Chinese character meaning “steel.” Classified as HSK Level 4 (HSK 3.0 Standard, CLEC 2022), it is composed of 钅 (semantic) and 冈 (phonetic). It ranks #1598 in character frequency (SUBTLEX-CH corpus).
Etymologically derived, 钢 metal. Its radical form 钅 (metal) appears in many related characters such as 钱 (qián, money), 错 (cuò, wrong, mistake), 钟 (zhōng, clock, bell).
Definitions
- steel
Etymology & Origin
Stroke Order
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Words & Compounds
HSK Vocabulary with 钢
Common Compounds
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 钢铁noun | gāng tiě | steel |
| 钢丝noun | gāng sī | steel wire |
| 钢管noun | gāng guǎn | steel pipe |
| 钢琴家noun | gāng qín jiā | pianist |
| 钢筋noun | gāng jīn | steel reinforcing bar |
| 钢板noun | gāng bǎn | steel plate |
| 不锈钢noun | bù xiù gāng | stainless steel |
| 钢琴师 | gāng qín shī | pianist |
| 走钢丝verb | zǒu gāng sī | (lit. and fig.) to walk a tightrope |
| 钢盔noun | gāng kuī | metal helmet |
| 钢材noun | gāng cái | steel (as raw material) |
| 钢锯noun | gāng jù | hacksaw |
| 钢条 | gāng tiáo | steel bar |
| 钢珠 | gāng zhū | steel ball |
| 炼钢verb | liàn gāng | to make steel |
钢 appears in 84 compound words: 60 as the first character, 21 as the last, and 19 in a middle position. Compound statistics computed from SUBTLEX-CH and HSK 3.0 vocabulary data.
Strongest Collocations
Characters that most frequently co-occur with 钢 in natural Chinese text, ranked by NPMI (Normalized Pointwise Mutual Information) — a statistical measure of association strength.
Idioms & Chengyu (5)
Example Sentences
钢厂每天可以生产五千吨钢材，供应全国各地。
Gāngchǎng měitiān kěyǐ shēngchǎn wǔqiān dūn gāngcái, gōngyìng quánguó gèdì.
The steel mill can produce five thousand tons of steel daily, supplying various parts of the country.
中钢举办新春开泰祈福典礼 董事长:“稳定获利...
zhōng gāng jǔ bàn xīn chūn kāi tài qí fú diǎn lǐ dǒng shì cháng : wěn dìng huò lì . . .
China Steel held a New Year blessing ceremony Chairman: "Stable profits...
对等关税失效 中钢董事长黄建智:关税战不会因此结束 恐更严...
duì děng guān shuì shī xiào zhōng gāng dǒng shì cháng huáng jiàn zhì : guān shuì zhàn bù huì yīn cǐ jié shù kǒng gēng yán . . .
Reciprocal tariffs fail Huang Jianzhi, chairman of China Steel: The tariff war will not end because of this, and it may be stricter...
欧盟称美方或调整钢铝关税 期待美欧贸易谈判破冰
ōu méng chèn měi fāng huò diào zhěng gāng lǚ guān shuì qī dài měi ōu mào yì tán pàn pò bīng
The EU said that the United States may adjust steel and aluminum tariffs and expect the US-EU trade negotiations to break the ice
钢厂赴美设点开出第一枪 API石油钢管大厂...
gāng hǎn fù měi shè diǎn kāi chū dì yī qiāng shí yóu gāng guǎn dà hǎn . . .
Steel Mill Opens First U.S. Facility API Oil Pipe Giant...
西屿民宅收假日前夜 突遭3颗钢弹珠袭击玻璃门
xī yǔ mín zhái shōu jiǎ rì qián yè tū zāo kē gāng dàn zhū xí jī bō lí mén
On the eve of the holiday break, a private residence on Xiyu Island was suddenly struck by three steel pellets that shattered its glass door.
汤姆有一架钢琴吗？
Tāngmǔ yǒu yījià gāngqín ma?
Does Tom have a piano?
我的手指冻僵了，以至于无法弹钢琴了。
Wǒ de shǒuzhǐ dòngjiāng le, yǐzhìyú wúfǎ tán gāngqín le.
My fingers are so numb with cold that I can't play the piano.
我想学钢琴，吉它或长笛。
Wǒ xiǎng xué gāngqín, jítā huò chángdí.
I would like to learn to play the piano, guitar or flute.
我的嗜好就是弹钢琴。
Wǒ de shìhào jiùshì tán gāngqín.
My hobby is playing the piano.
Character Family
Semantic Family — Characters sharing the 钅 (metal) component
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