Learn Chinese Characters

Meaning

steel

Chinese: 钢铁。

Hear the Four Tones

The same syllable “gang” becomes a different word in each tone. 钢 is the 1st tone. Tap any tone to hear a native voice and see its pitch shape.

Stroke Order

Tap Animate to watch the strokes in order, or Practice to trace it yourself.

Common Words

  • 钢琴gāng qínpiano
  • 钢铁gāng tiěsteel
  • 钢笔gāng bǐfountain pen
  • 钢制gāng zhìmade of steel; steel (bar, screw, product etc)
  • 钢条gāng tiáosteel bar

Example Sentence

这座桥是用钢筋水泥建成的。Zhè zuò qiáo shì yòng gāng jīn shuǐ ní jiàn chéng de.This bridge is built of reinforced concrete.

Zhèthiszuòseatqiáobridgeshìisyòngto use钢筋水泥gāng jīn shuǐ níreinforced concrete建成jiàn chéngto establishdeof