钢 gāng
- Strokes
- 9
- Radical
- 钅 — gold, metal
- Made of
- 钅 gold, metal 冈 ridge or crest of hill
- How it's built
- Phono-semantic — one part hints at the meaning, another at the sound
钢琴
gāngqín
piano
Characters in this word
琴 qín
- Strokes
- 12
- Radical
- 王 — king, ruler
- Made of
- 玨 guitar strings 今 modern, current
- How it's built
- Ideograph — the meaning is built from its parts
Example phrases
- 我弹钢琴。 Wǒ tán gāngqín. I play the piano.
- 钢琴很好听。 Gāngqín hěn hǎotīng. The piano sounds very nice.
- 她买钢琴。 Tā mǎi gāngqín. She buys a piano.