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矿
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鉱
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mine

HSK 10 N2
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kuàng
コウ
あらがね
광
Phonosemantic compound. 石 represents the meaning and 廣 represents the sound.
Components
Traditional (礦)
石 stone+ 廣 extensive =
礦 mine
石 Meaning component
shí stone
stone, rock, mineral
廣 Phonetic component
extensive
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Simplified (矿)
石 stone+ 广 roof =
矿 mine
石 Meaning component
shí stone
stone, rock, mineral
广 Phonetic component
yǎn roof
"house on a cliff" radical in Chinese characters (Kangxi radical 53), occurring in 店, 序, 底 etc
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Japanese (鉱)
金 gold+ 広 extensive =
鉱 mine
金
金
gold
広
広
extensive
Notes
Similar Characters
叚 fake声 voice (jp)庶 various段 stage宕 stone quarry岩 rock (simp)泵 pump炻 a kind of china矶 submerged (simp)矸 a rock or cliff矻 slave矽 obsolete矾 alum (simp)矿 mine (simp)砀 brilliantly (simp)码 number (simp)砂 gravel砌 lay brick砍 chop砑 to grind
Chinese
矿 / 礦 [kuàng]
ore; mine
Example Sentences
Japanese Names
鉱 あらがね
Aragane surname
鉱 こう
Kō given name
鉱 ひろし
Hiroshi given name
CHINESE WORDS (79)
煤矿 [méi​kuàng] #14,843
coal mine
矿工 [kuàng​gōng] #8,502
miner
金矿 [jīn​kuàng] #11,894
gold mine
矿泉水 [kuàng​quán​shuǐ] #14,177
mineral spring water
矿井 [kuàng​jǐng] #14,115
a mine
矿山 [kuàng​shān] #21,801
mine
矿石 [kuàng​shí] #17,228
ore
矿物 [kuàng​wù] #18,926
mineral
矿产 [kuàng​chǎn] #32,231
minerals
采矿 [cǎi​kuàng] #21,483
mining
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JAPANESE WORDS (200)
⭐ 鉱山 [こうざん] #10,505
mine (ore)
⭐ 鉱石 [こうせき] #12,085
ore
⭐ 鉱物 [こうぶつ] #20,379
mineral
⭐ 炭鉱 [たんこう] #31,704
coal mine
鉱脈 [こうみゃく] #34,673
vein (of ore)
粗金 [あらがね] #40,077
ore
鉄鉱石 [てっこうせき] #44,875
iron ore
⭐ 溶鉱炉 [ようこうろ] #49,181
smelting furnace
⭐ 廃坑 [はいこう] #51,721
closure of a mine
坑夫 [こうふ] #54,307
miner
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