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CHINESE CHARACTER

kuàng

矿

矿

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Numbered pinyin
kuang4
English meanings
ore, minevariant of 礦|矿[kuang4]

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BUILDING BLOCKS

Structure & components

Left–right structure

Left–right arrangement: left 石; right 广.

Meaning & sound clues

石 is identified as the meaning component, associated with “mineral”.

广 is identified as the sound component (guǎng). Its pronunciation may differ from the modern pronunciation of 矿.

This breakdown describes the written shape. A component's meaning does not always explain the meaning of the whole character.

Decomposition reference

⿰石广

Source: Make Me a Hanzi (LGPL-3.0-or-later)
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Homophones

Characters with the same pinyin, regardless of tone.

Example sentences

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  1. 01

    méikuàng煤矿。

    A coal mine.

  2. 02

    kuàng矿shí石。

    Ore.

  3. 03

    kuàng矿shān山。

    A mine.

  4. 04

    kāicǎi开采kuàng矿chǎn产。

    Mine the resources.

  5. 05

    kuàng矿chǎn产zīyuán资源。

    Mineral resources.

  6. 06

    yī一zuò座kuàng矿。

    A mine.

Explore words connected to this character.

  • 煤矿
  • 矿泉水
  • 矿藏
  • 采矿