懂中文 Dong Chinese

矿

kuàng

mine

Phonosemantic compound. 石 represents the meaning and 广 represents the sound. Simplified form of 礦.

Components
石 meaning component

石  Meaning component

shí, dàn

  

stone

广 sound component

广  Sound component

yǎn, guǎng

  

roof

Evolution

矿 Traditional script Modern

Traditional script

Modern
矿 Simplified script Modern

Simplified script

Modern
Definitions

矿 (礦) 

kuàng

mine; mineral, ore; ore

矿 (鑛) 

kuàng

variant of 礦|矿[kuàng]

Most common words with 矿
Freq.
Word
Meaning

矿

ore

煤矿

coal mine

矿工

miner

金矿

gold mine

矿泉水

mineral spring water