矿

kuàng

k+uàng·4th tone

mineral deposit; ore deposit · ore

Radical: 石 Strokes: 8 HSK 6

Structure: Left narrow, right wideFrequency: Most common

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Character Decomposition

矿=石+广

Etymology

mineral

Meanings

mineral deposit; ore deposit

ore

a mine

kuàng

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Words with 矿 116 total

industry and mining工矿gōng kuàng refined ore · concentrate精矿jīng kuàng to mine · to open a seam开矿kāi kuàng mineral resources矿藏kuàng cáng minerals矿产kuàng chǎn miner矿工kuàng gōng vein of ore矿脉kuàng mài Kuang District or Kuangqu, a district of Yangquan City, Shanxi矿区Kuàng Qū mine矿山kuàng shān ore body (geology)矿体kuàng tǐ mineral矿物kuàng wù proprietor of a mine矿主kuàng zhǔ low grade ore贫矿pín kuàng gold mine · gold ore金矿jīn kuàng to prospect; to dig for coal or minerals探矿tàn kuàng iron ore · iron ore mine铁矿tiě kuàng (neologism, attested by 2023) (slang) the Chinese people, seen as a resource that is exploited for its value to the nation人矿rén kuàng high-grade ore富矿fù kuàng mining waste · waste remaining after processing ore · tailings尾矿wěi kuàng factories and mines厂矿chǎng kuàng to mine ore or minerals · (computing) to mine cryptocurrency挖矿wā kuàng mining采矿cǎi kuàng coal mine · coal seam煤矿méi kuàng phosphate ore; phosphate deposit磷矿lín kuàng

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