矿

礦
kuàng
#1,383 most
frequent character
mine, ore
noun

Character breakdown

Source: Make Me a Hanzi.

矿 has 石 stone/stone-like as the meaning part and 广 guǎng as the sound part, sharing the rhyme. It first meant metal or mineral ore, then grew to a mine where ore is dug.

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Example Sentences

这个矿的资源非常丰富。
zhègè kuàng de zīyuán fēicháng fēngfù 。
The resources of this mine are very abundant.
我们需要去矿里寻找矿石。
wǒmen xūyào qù kuàng lǐ xúnzhǎo kuàngshí 。
We need to go to the mine to look for ore.
矿的开采对经济有很大影响。
kuàng de kāicǎi duì jīngjì yǒu hěndà yǐngxiǎng 。
The mining has a significant impact on the economy.

Same Characters, Different Readings

矿kuàng
mine, ore

Words with similar meanings

矿石kuàngshí
ore
矿石 refers specifically to the mineral resources extracted from a mine, focusing more on the material aspect.
矿场kuàngcháng
mining site
矿场 emphasizes the location where mining takes place, rather than the mine itself as a general concept.

Homophones

框kuàng
. frame, . to frame
况kuàng
moreover, situation

Words Starting With 矿

矿泉水kuàng quán shuǐ
"mineral spring water

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