Phonosemantic compound. 釒 represents the meaning and 岡 represents the sound.
Components
Traditional (鋼)
Simplified (钢)
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欽 think highly of (trad)釗 endeavor (trad)釣 angle (trad/jp)釦 clasp (trad)釧 bracelet (trad)釩 vanadium (trad)釵 ornamental (trad)釺 tool for boring holes (trad)鈀 palladium (trad)鈄 Wine A Wine Flagon (trad)鈆 lead (archaic) (trad)鈉 sodium (trad)鈍 obtuse (trad/jp)鈎 barb (trad)鈔 paper money (trad)鈕 push button (trad)鈞 30 catties (trad)鈣 calcium (trad)鈦 titanium (trad)鈬 bell (iii)
Chinese
钢 / 鋼 [gāng]
steel
Japanese
noun
- steel
- sword steel; sword
Example Sentences
Japanese Names
鋼 こう
Kō given name
鋼 つよし
Tsuyoshi unclassified name
鋼 はがね
Hagane female given namesurname
CHINESE WORDS (81)
钢琴 [gāngqín] #3,026
piano
钢铁 [gāngtiě] #9,437
steel
钢笔 [gāngbǐ] #11,242
fountain pen
钢材 [gāngcái] #38,375
steel (as raw material)
不锈钢 [bùxiùgāng] #21,278
stainless steel
钢筋 [gāngjīn] #19,310
steel reinforcing bar
钢板 [gāngbǎn] #20,100
steel plate
钢管 [gāngguǎn] #17,153
steel pipe
宝钢 [Bǎogāng] #9,146
Baosteel, China's largest steel maker
钢丝 [gāngsī] #16,772
steel wire
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JAPANESE WORDS (93)
⭐ 鋼 [はがね] #8,343
steel
⭐ 鋼鉄 [こうてつ] #9,934
steel
鋼鉄製 [こうてつせい] #39,962
(made of) steel
⭐ 鉄鋼 [てっこう] #45,570
iron and steel
鋼色 [はがねいろ] #51,832
steel blue
⭐ 鋼材 [こうざい] #59,914
steel material
鋼線 [こうせん] #61,253
steel wire
⭐ 鋼板 [こうはん] #61,571
steel sheet
鋼製 [こうせい] #73,718
made of steel
玉鋼 [たまはがね] #83,667
traditional Japanese steel made from iron sand (esp. for use in swords)
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KOREAN WORDS (2)