矿 kuàng — mineral; ore; mine

矿
kuàng

Level 1 · Common HSK 3 #1045

Traditional: 礦 Variant: 鑛

kuàng kuang4

Basic definition

  1. noun mineral; ore; mine e.g 矿藏矿产
  2. noun mine e.g 矿山矿井

Detailed explanation

  1. noun (形声。从石，广声。本义:矿产，矿物)
  2. noun ore depot;mineral e.g 铁矿矿务 矿田 · 矿丁 · 矿夫 · 矿屯 · 矿主
  3. noun mine e.g 煤矿 金矿 · 矿税 · 矿票
  4. noun a stone needle used in acupuncture in ancient China

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