Learn to Write Chinese Characters with Video Tutorials
Watch the video of writing the Chinese character "钢", learn the correct stroke order (笔顺) of the character "钢", and master the standard way of writing the character "钢".
Free Printable Handwriting Practice with Stroke Order: 钢
Printable Writing Practice Worksheet of "钢" in Portrait Orientation (Tian Zi Ge)
钢 (gāng)
1. **Definition**: A refined form of iron that contains 0.15-1.7% carbon and is free of impurities like phosphorus and sand, making it harder and more elastic than wrought iron; it is an extremely important industrial raw material.
**例**: 钢板 (steel plate), 钢笔 (pen with metal nib), 钢铁 (steel and iron, a metaphor for strength, such as "钢铁的意志" - iron will), 轧钢 (rolling steel).
2. **Basic Meaning**: An alloy of iron and carbon. More resilient than pig iron and harder than wrought iron.
**造字法**: Phonetic-semantic compound; composed of the component for "metal" (金) and the sound component (冈).
3. **Sharpening Action**:
a. To sharpen a knife by forcefully rubbing it against cloth, leather, stone, or the edge of a barrel.
**例**: 把刀钢一钢 (to sharpen the knife).
b. To add more steel to the blade, reforging it to make it sharper.
**例**: 这口铡刀该钢了 (this chopping knife needs to be sharpened).
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钢 (gàng)
1. **Definition**: To sharpen a knife by forcefully rubbing it against stone, cloth, leather, etc.
**Example**: 如: 钢菜刀 (steel vegetable knife), 钢镰刀 (steel sickle), 钢剃刀 (steel razor).
2. **See also** gāng.