矿 kuàng
- Strokes
- 8
- Radical
- 石 — stone, rock, mineral
- How it's built
- Phono-semantic — one part hints at the meaning, another at the sound
矿藏
kuàngcáng
mineral deposits; mineral reserves
Characters in this word
藏 cáng
- Strokes
- 17
- Radical
- 艹 — grass, weed, plant, herb
- Made of
- 艹 grass, weed, plant, herb 臧 good, right
- How it's built
- Phono-semantic — one part hints at the meaning, another at the sound
Example phrases
- 这片海域可能蕴藏着丰富的矿藏，但开采成本和生态代价都极高。 Zhè piàn hǎiyù kěnéng yùncáng zhe fēngfù de kuàngcáng, dàn kāicǎi chéngběn hé shēngtài dàijià dōu jí gāo. This sea area may contain rich mineral deposits, but the extraction costs and ecological price are both extremely high.
- 这片山区地下埋着丰富的矿藏。 Zhè piàn shānqū dìxià mái zhe fēngfù de kuàngcáng. Rich mineral deposits lie buried under this mountain area.
- 科学家正在寻找海底的新矿藏。 Kēxuéjiā zhèngzài xúnzhǎo hǎidǐ de xīn kuàngcáng. Scientists are searching for new mineral deposits on the seabed.
Related words
- 矿泉水 kuàngquánshuǐ mineral water
- 采矿 cǎikuàng to mine; mining
- 矿 kuàng mine; ore; mineral deposit
- 矿产 kuàngchǎn mineral products; mineral resources
- 收藏 shōucáng to collect
- 隐藏 yǐncáng to hide, to conceal
- 宝藏 bǎozàng treasure; valuable resource
- 藏匿 cángnì to hide; to conceal
- 藏品 cángpǐn collection item; collectible
- 藏身 cángshēn to hide oneself; to take shelter
- 埋藏 máicáng to bury; to hide underground
- 蕴藏 yùncáng to contain; to hold in store