鋼 meaning and stroke order
Steel; hard, strong, tough
How to write 鋼, stroke by stroke
16 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 鋼
Definitions from CC-CEDICT, grouped by pronunciation.
- steel
How 鋼 is built
Phono-semantic (sound + meaning) character. Metal.
釒 gives the meaning and 岡 hints at the sound.
Radical: 釒 (gold), shared by 135 characters on this site.
How to remember 鋼
鋼 is a pictophonetic character: the metal radical 釒 on the left tells you it is a metal, and 岡 (gāng, ridge or hill) on the right gives the sound. Picture metal as hard and solid as a hill ridge, and you have steel.
鋼 means steel and appears in many everyday words, often for things made with steel parts. It is the traditional form; mainland China writes 钢, as in the common words 钢琴 and 钢笔. Example: 他会弹钢琴。(Tā huì tán gāngqín.) He can play the piano.
Common mistake: Learners often confuse 鋼 (gāng, steel) with 鋁 or other metal characters, and especially with 剛 (gāng, just now; firm), which shares the phonetic 岡 but has the knife radical 刂 instead of 釒. If the meaning is metal, use the metal radical.
Common words with 鋼
Ordered by HSK level, then by how often they appear in everyday Chinese.
Questions about 鋼
How many strokes are in 鋼?
鋼 is written with 16 strokes. The diagrams on this page number every stroke in the order it is written, with the new stroke shown in red.
What does 鋼 mean?
鋼 (gāng) means steel; hard, strong, tough. A common word with it is 钢琴 (gāngqín), meaning "piano".
How do you pronounce 鋼?
鋼 is pronounced gāng, in the first tone (high and level).
What is the radical of 鋼?
The radical of 鋼 is 釒, which carries the idea of "gold". Dictionaries list 鋼 under this radical.
What is the simplified form of 鋼?
鋼 is a traditional character. Its simplified form is 钢, used in mainland China and Singapore.
Why does the word for piano, 钢琴, contain the character for steel?
钢琴 (gāngqín) literally means steel stringed instrument, because a piano uses steel strings and a metal frame. Similarly 钢笔 (gāngbǐ) is a fountain pen, named for its steel nib.
What is the difference between 钢 (gāng) and 铁 (tiě)?
钢 is steel and 铁 is iron. They often appear together in 钢铁 (gāngtiě), which means steel or the steel industry, and can describe a very strong will, as in 钢铁般的意志 (an iron will).