(kuàng): mine, ore

(kuàng) is a Chinese character meaning “mine, ore.” Classified as HSK Level 3 (HSK 3.0 Standard, CLEC 2022), it is composed of (semantic) and 广 (phonetic). It ranks #1377 in character frequency (SUBTLEX-CH corpus).

Etymologically derived, mineral. Its radical form (stone) appears in many related characters such as (què, certain, true), (wǎn, bowl), (pèng, to touch, to bump).

Native pronunciation

Definitions

  1. mine, ore

Etymology & Origin

pictophoneticmineral

Decomposition: ⿰石广 (layout: left-right)

Stroke Order

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2
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8

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Words & Compounds

HSK Vocabulary with

WordPinyinMeaningHSK
nounkuàng quán shuǐmineral water3

Common Compounds

WordPinyinMeaning
kuàng gōngminer
jīn kuànggold mine
kuàng jǐnga mine
méi kuàngcoal mine
kuàng shíore
kuàng wùmineral
kuàng wù zhìmineral, esp. dietary mineral
cǎi kuàngmining
kuàng shānmine
kuàng kēngmine
kuàng quánmineral spring
kuàng chǎnminerals
kuàng qūmining site
kuàng yèmining industry
tiě kuàngiron ore
77
Total compounds
43
As first character
38
As last character
19
As middle character

appears in 77 compound words: 43 as the first character, 38 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 in natural Chinese text, ranked by NPMI (Normalized Pointwise Mutual Information) — a statistical measure of association strength.

méi
0.70432,764 co-occurrences
0.5423,936 co-occurrences
qiān
0.5262,412 co-occurrences
cǎi
0.52417,322 co-occurrences
tóng
0.4865,802 co-occurrences
chǎn
0.47421,076 co-occurrences
tiě
0.47013,872 co-occurrences
0.4691,230 co-occurrences
0.46825,945 co-occurrences
chuáng
0.4664,710 co-occurrences

Example Sentences

AI-Generated

这个场已经开采了二十年,资源逐渐枯竭。

Zhè gè kuàngchǎng yǐjīng kāicǎi le èrshí nián, zīyuán zhújiàn kūjié.

This mine has been operating for twenty years, and resources are gradually depleting.

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证券成牛市券商“掉队生”:去年净利腰斩、...

wǔ kuàng zhèng quàn chéng niú shì quàn shāng diào duì shēng : qù nián jìng lì yāo zhǎn , . . .

Minmetals Securities has become a bull market brokerage "laggard": last year's net profit was cut in half、...

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...首超美国,四款大模型霸榜全球前五;多家锂企业回应,预计津巴布韦锂出口有望在一个...

. . . shǒu chāo měi guó , sì kuǎn dà mó xíng bà bǎng quán qiú qián wǔ ; duō jiā 锂 kuàng qǐ yè huí yīng , yù jì jīn bā bù 韦 锂 kuàng chū kǒu yǒu wàng zài yī gè . . .

... surpassed the United States for the first time, and four large models dominated the top five in the world; A number of lithium mining companies responded that it is expected that Zimbabwe's lithium exports are expected to be in a...

Investing 香港Feb 2026

...营收同比增长73% 津巴布韦暂停出口锂精和原

. . . yíng shōu tóng bǐ zēng cháng 7 3 jīn bā bù 韦 zàn tíng chū kǒu 锂 jīng kuàng hé yuán kuàng

... Revenue increased by 73% year-on-year Zimbabwe suspended exports of lithium concentrate and raw ore

NewsFeb 2026

索马利兰盼国际承认 愿意允美国运用产及军事基地

suǒ mǎ lì lán pàn guó jì chéng rèn yuàn yì yǔn měi guó yùn yòng kuàng chǎn jí jūn shì jī dì

Somaliland Seeks International Recognition, Willing to Allow U.S. Use of Mineral Resources and Military Bases

RfiFeb 2026

索马利兰官员:愿意允美国运用产及军事基地

suǒ mǎ lì lán guān yuán yuàn yì yǔn měi guó yùn yòng kuàng chǎn jí jūn shì jī dì

Somaliland Official: Willing to Allow U.S. to Utilize Mineral and Military Bases

Tatoeba

那个国家拥有丰富的物资源。

Nàge guójiā yōngyǒu fēngfù de kuàngwù zīyuán.

That country is rich in mineral resources.

Tatoeba

水、森林和物都是重要的天然资源。

Shuǐ, sēnlín hé kuàngwù dōu shì zhòngyào de tiānrán zīyuán.

Water, forests, and minerals are important natural resources.

Tatoeba

加利福尼亚发现了金

Jiālìfúníyà fāxiàn le jīnkuàng.

Gold had been discovered in California.

Tatoeba

许多劳动者受困在煤场中。

Xǔduō láodòngzhě shòukùn zài méikuàng chǎng zhōng.

Many workers were trapped in the coal mine.

Character Family

Homophones — Characters pronounced kuàng

Frequently Asked Questions

What does 矿 (kuàng) mean in Chinese?
矿 (kuàng) primarily means "mine, ore." It is classified as HSK Level 3, making it a beginner-level character. It ranks #1377 in character frequency.
How many strokes does 矿 have?
矿 is written with 8 strokes. The correct stroke order matters for recognition and handwriting speed — practice with the animated guide above to build proper technique.
What is the radical of 矿?
The radical associated with 矿 is 石 (stone). This radical appears in many characters related to stone.
What are the components of 矿?
矿 is composed of: 石 (semantic), 广 (phonetic). Its IDS decomposition is ⿰石广 with a left-right layout. Understanding the components helps with both memorization and recognizing related characters.
What are common words containing 矿?
Common words with 矿 include: 矿工 (kuàng gōng, "miner"); 金矿 (jīn kuàng, "gold mine"); 矿井 (kuàng jǐng, "a mine"); 矿泉水 (kuàng quán shuǐ, "mineral water"); 煤矿 (méi kuàng, "coal mine"). There are over 77 compound words containing this character.
What characters sound the same as 矿 (kuàng)?
Several characters share the pronunciation kuàng: 筐 (basket), 狂 (mad), 况 (moreover), 旷 (to neglect), and 1 more. Context and tones help distinguish between them in speech and writing.
Is 矿 the same in simplified and traditional Chinese?
No. The simplified form is 矿 and the traditional form is 礦.

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Character data sourced from Unihan (Unicode Consortium), SUBTLEX-CH frequency corpus (Cai & Brysbaert, 2010), and Make Me a Hanzi (stroke data). Collocation strength measured via NPMI (Normalized Pointwise Mutual Information). Verified by the HanziFeed linguistics team.

HSK classification follows the HSK 3.0 Standard (Center for Language Education and Cooperation, CLEC, 2022 revision). Idiom data from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 3.0).

Data last verified: March 2026.