Meaning of 矿
Definitions from CC-CEDICT.
- mineral deposit; ore deposit
- ore
- a mine
- variant of 礦|矿[kuang4]
How to use 矿
矿 means ore or a mine, and it usually appears in compounds like 煤矿 (méikuàng, coal mine), 金矿 (jīnkuàng, gold mine) and 矿工 (kuànggōng, miner). The word most learners meet first is 矿泉水 (kuàngquánshuǐ, mineral water). Example: 我要一瓶矿泉水。(Wǒ yào yì píng kuàngquánshuǐ.) I want a bottle of mineral water.
矿 is made of 石 (shí, stone) on the left and 广 (guǎng, wide) on the right. Picture a wide area full of stone dug out of the ground, and you have a mine full of ore.
Common mistake: Learners often write 广 on the left instead of 石, or confuse 矿 with 扩 (kuò, to expand), which has the hand radical 扌 and a different sound. Also remember the tone is fourth tone kuàng, not first tone like 筐 (kuāng, basket).
矿 in example sentences
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矿 kuàng · mineral deposit · 8 strokes
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Related words
Words that share a character with 矿.
Questions about 矿
What does 矿 mean?
矿 (kuàng) means "mineral deposit; ore deposit; ore" and is used as a noun.
How do you write 矿?
矿 is made of 1 character: 矿 (8 strokes). That is 8 strokes in total.
Is 矿 an HSK word?
Yes. 矿 is on the HSK 6 vocabulary list of the HSK 3.0 standard.
How is 矿 written in traditional Chinese?
In traditional characters, 矿 is written 礦.
Can 矿 be used alone as a word?
It can, especially in written or technical Chinese, as in 这里有矿 (zhèlǐ yǒu kuàng, there is ore here). In everyday speech people usually use a compound like 煤矿 or 矿山 (kuàngshān, mine).
What is the difference between 矿 and 矿藏?
矿 can mean ore, a deposit or a mine site. 矿藏 (kuàngcáng) refers more broadly to mineral resources hidden underground, often in formal contexts like reports about a country's natural wealth.