鋼 (gong3 gong1 | gang1 gang4) : steel; sharpen

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鋼

gong3 gong1

gang1 gang4

[粵] gong3 | [國] gang1
[n] steel

[粵] gong1 | [國] gang4
[v] sharpen; whet; strop

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Stroke count: 16

Level: 2

Radical: (#167)

This character is used in both Cantonese and Mandarin/Standard written Chinese.

鋼 / 钢

This word has been viewed 8405 times since 30th Oct 2012, was added by sheik on 18th Mar 2007 21:22 and last edited on 2nd Jan 2014 13:56

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不銹鋼 bat1 sau3 gong3 bu4 xiu4 gang1 = stainless steel

鋼筆 gong3 bat1 gang1 bi3 = fountain pen, ink pen

鋼琴 gong3 kam4 gang1 qin2 = piano (pianoforte)

鋼鐵 gong3 tit3 gang1 tie3 = steel

不鏽鋼 bat1 sau3 gong3 bu4*2 xiu4 gang1 = stainless steel

鋼筋 gong3 gan1 gang1 jin1 = rebar, structural steel

鋼材 gong3 coi4 gang1 cai2 = steel products

鋼骨 gong3 gwat1 = steel bars or mesh, rebar

鋼骨水泥 gong3 gwat1 seoi2 nai4 = reinforced concrete

打鋼琴 daa2 gong3 kam4 = to play the piano (彈鋼琴 is far more commonly used)
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Decimal representation of this word: 鋼
Unicode code for this character: U+92fc (off-site link)

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