礦 meaning and stroke order
Mine; mineral, ore
How to write 礦, stroke by stroke
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Meaning of 礦
Definitions from CC-CEDICT, grouped by pronunciation.
- mineral deposit; ore deposit
- ore
- a mine
How 礦 is built
Phono-semantic (sound + meaning) character. Mineral.
石 gives the meaning and 廣 hints at the sound.
Radical: 石 (stone), shared by 114 characters on this site.
How to remember 礦
礦 combines 石 (stone), the meaning part, with 廣 (guǎng, wide), which hints at the sound. Picture wide stretches of stone dug out of the ground, and you have a mine full of ore.
礦 is the traditional form, used in Taiwan and Hong Kong. Mainland China writes it as 矿, which is why the common words appear in simplified form. It rarely stands alone and usually appears in compounds like 煤礦 (méikuàng, coal mine) or 礦泉水 (kuàngquánshuǐ, mineral water). Example: 他在金礦工作。(Tā zài jīnkuàng gōngzuò.) He works at a gold mine.
Common mistake: Learners often read 礦 as guǎng because of its phonetic part 廣, but the correct reading is kuàng, with a fourth tone. Also do not confuse it with 擴 (kuò, expand), which has the same 廣 on the right but uses the hand radical 扌.
Common words with 礦
Ordered by HSK level, then by how often they appear in everyday Chinese.
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning | Level |
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| 礦泉水 | kuàngquánshuǐ | mineral water | HSK 4 |
| 煤礦 | méikuàng | coal mine; coal seam | HSK 7-9 |
| 採礦 | cǎikuàng | mining | HSK 7-9 |
| 礦藏 | kuàngcáng | mineral resources | HSK 7-9 |
| 礦工 | kuànggōng | miner | |
| 金礦 | jīnkuàng | gold mine; gold ore | |
| 礦井 | kuàngjǐng | a mine; a mine shaft | |
| 礦山 | kuàngshān | mine | |
| 礦場 | kuàngchǎng | a mine; pit | |
| 礦物 | kuàngwù | mineral | |
| 礦坑 | kuàngkēng | mine; mine shaft | |
| 礦區 | KuàngQū | mining site; mining area | |
| 礦石 | kuàngshí | ore | |
| 礦業 | kuàngyè | mining industry |
Questions about 礦
How many strokes are in 礦?
礦 is written with 20 strokes. The diagrams on this page number every stroke in the order it is written, with the new stroke shown in red.
What does 礦 mean?
礦 (kuàng) means mine; mineral, ore. A common word with it is 矿泉水 (kuàngquánshuǐ), meaning "mineral water".
How do you pronounce 礦?
礦 is pronounced kuàng, in the fourth tone (falling).
What is the radical of 礦?
The radical of 礦 is 石, which carries the idea of "stone". Dictionaries list 礦 under this radical.
What is the simplified form of 礦?
礦 is a traditional character. Its simplified form is 矿, used in mainland China and Singapore.
How do you say mineral water in Chinese?
Mineral water is 礦泉水 (kuàngquánshuǐ), literally mine spring water. In simplified Chinese it is written 矿泉水, and you will see it on bottles in almost every shop.
What is the difference between 礦 and 礦山?
礦 by itself can mean ore, a mineral deposit, or a mine, depending on context. 礦山 (kuàngshān) refers specifically to a mine as a site or operation, and it is the more natural word in everyday speech.