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
钢铁
gāngtiě
steel; iron and steel; strong and unyielding
Characters in this word
铁 tiě
- Strokes
- 10
- Radical
- 钅 — gold, metal
- Made of
- 钅 gold, metal 失 to lose
- How it's built
- Phono-semantic — one part hints at the meaning, another at the sound
Example phrases
- 这座城市曾依靠钢铁工业崛起，如今却必须在转型中寻找新的身份。 Zhè zuò chéngshì céng yīkào gāngtiě gōngyè juéqǐ, rújīn què bìxū zài zhuǎnxíng zhōng xúnzhǎo xīn de shēnfèn. This city once rose through the steel industry, but now it must find a new identity through transformation.
- 这座桥是用钢铁造成的，非常坚固。 Zhè zuò qiáo shì yòng gāngtiě zào chéng de, fēicháng jiāngù. This bridge is made of steel and is extremely sturdy.
- 他用钢铁般的意志坚持训练，终于完成了马拉松。 Tā yòng gāngtiě bān de yìzhì jiānchí xùnliàn, zhōngyú wánchéng le mǎlāsōng. With a will of steel he kept training and finally finished the marathon.
Related words
- 钢笔 gāngbǐ fountain pen
- 钢琴 gāngqín piano
- 地铁 dìtiě subway
- 地铁站 dìtiězhàn subway station
- 铁 tiě iron
- 铁路 tiělù railway
- 高铁 gāotiě high-speed train
- 磁铁 cítiě magnet
- 斩钉截铁 zhǎndīngjiétiě resolute and decisive; firm and categorical
- 纺织 fǎngzhī to spin and weave; textile
- 采矿 cǎikuàng to mine; mining
- 仿制 fǎngzhì to imitate; to copy; to reproduce