矿 meaning and stroke order
Mineral deposit; ore deposit; ore; a mine
How to write 矿, stroke by stroke
8 strokes in order. Each box adds the next stroke in red. Write top to bottom and left to right, and finish enclosing strokes last.
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Meaning of 矿
Definitions from CC-CEDICT, grouped by pronunciation.
- mineral deposit; ore deposit
- ore
- a mine
- variant of 礦|矿[kuang4]
How 矿 is built
Phono-semantic (sound + meaning) character. Mineral.
石 gives the meaning and 广 hints at the sound.
Radical: 石 (stone), shared by 114 characters on this site.
How to remember 矿
矿 is pictophonetic: 石 (shí, stone) on the left gives the meaning, and 广 (guǎng) on the right hints at the sound. Picture a wide 广 opening dug into stone, where people dig out ore.
矿 appears mostly in compounds about mining, ores, and minerals, such as 煤矿 (méikuàng, coal mine) and 矿工 (kuànggōng, miner). The word you will meet most in daily life is 矿泉水 (kuàngquánshuǐ, mineral water). Example: 我要一瓶矿泉水。(Wǒ yào yì píng kuàngquánshuǐ.) I'd like a bottle of mineral water.
Common mistake: Learners often read 矿 with the sound of its phonetic part, saying guǎng. The correct reading is kuàng with a fourth tone. Also do not confuse the right side 广 with 厂 (chǎng); 广 has a dot on top.
Common words with 矿
Ordered by HSK level, then by how often they appear in everyday Chinese.
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning | Level |
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| 矿泉水 | kuàngquánshuǐ | mineral water | HSK 4 |
| 煤矿 | méikuàng | coal mine; coal seam | HSK 7-9 |
| 采矿 | cǎikuàng | mining | HSK 7-9 |
| 矿藏 | kuàngcáng | mineral resources | HSK 7-9 |
| 矿工 | kuànggōng | miner | |
| 金矿 | jīnkuàng | gold mine; gold ore | |
| 矿井 | kuàngjǐng | a mine; a mine shaft | |
| 矿山 | kuàngshān | mine | |
| 矿场 | kuàngchǎng | a mine; pit | |
| 矿物 | kuàngwù | mineral | |
| 矿坑 | kuàngkēng | mine; mine shaft | |
| 矿区 | KuàngQū | mining site; mining area | |
| 矿石 | kuàngshí | ore | |
| 矿业 | kuàngyè | mining industry |
矿 in example sentences
Real sentences from the Tatoeba project, with pinyin and English.
Questions about 矿
How many strokes are in 矿?
矿 is written with 8 strokes. The diagrams on this page number every stroke in the order it is written, with the new stroke shown in red.
What does 矿 mean?
矿 (kuàng) means mineral deposit; ore deposit; ore; a mine. A common word with it is 矿泉水 (kuàngquánshuǐ), meaning "mineral water".
How do you pronounce 矿?
矿 is pronounced kuàng, in the fourth tone (falling).
What is the radical of 矿?
The radical of 矿 is 石, which carries the idea of "stone". Dictionaries list 矿 under this radical.
What is the traditional form of 矿?
The traditional form of 矿 is 礦 and 鑛. Traditional characters are used in Taiwan, Hong Kong and Macau; 矿 is the simplified form used in mainland China and Singapore.
Is 矿 on the HSK exam?
Yes. 矿 is part of the HSK 4 character list in the HSK 3.0 standard.
Is 矿 used alone as a word?
It can be, as in 挖矿 (wā kuàng, to dig for ore), but it usually sits inside compounds like 矿山 (kuàngshān) or 金矿 (jīnkuàng). In casual speech today, 挖矿 is also used for cryptocurrency mining.
What is the difference between 矿山 and 矿井?
矿山 (kuàngshān) refers to a mine as a whole site, often an open area or mountain being mined. 矿井 (kuàngjǐng) specifically means a mine shaft or an underground mine.