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Keyword
steel
  • hard
  • strong
  • tough
Frequency
#1356
Strokes
9
Readings
gāng100%
Mnemonic
钅 (metal) gives the meaning and 冈 the sound.
Stroke order
Composed of
Used in vocabulary
钢材gāngcái
steel (as raw material); steel sheets, bars, tubes, ingots, wire etc
钢筋gāngjīn
steel reinforcing bar
不锈钢bùxiùgāng
stainless steel
钢板gāngbǎn
steel plate
钢笔gāngbǐ
fountain pen
钢管gāngguǎn
steel pipe; pole (in pole dancing)
钢铁厂gāngtiěchǎng
iron and steel works; steelworks
钢丝gāngsī
steel wire; tightrope
钢厂gāngchǎng
a steelworks
钢珠gāngzhū
steel ball; bearing ball
宝钢Bǎogāng
Baosteel, Chinese steel maker formed in a 1998 merger, then merged to form Baowu 宝武钢铁 (BǎowǔGāngtiě) in 2016
钢盔gāngkuī
metal helmet; (military) helmet
炼钢liàngāng
to make steel; steelmaking
钢轨gāngguǐ
steel rail
钢丝绳gāngsīshéng
hawser; steel rope
钢制gāngzhì
made of steel; steel (bar, screw, product etc)
玻璃钢bōligāng
glass-reinforced plastic; fiberglass
钢弹Gāngdàn
Gundam, Japanese animation franchise