钢琴
HSK 4 (exam 2025)
钢琴 (gāngqín) · piano
钢琴 (gāngqín) means “piano”. It is written with 2 characters: 钢 (steel) + 琴 (musical instrument, often piano). It is an HSK 4 word in the current exam syllabus (2025).
How 钢琴 is built
The characters
钢 gāng · steel
What 钢 is made of
- 钅jīn — metal
- 冈gāng — ridge or crest of hill
- 冂 — frame
- 丨 — vertical stroke
- 乂yì — crossed strokes
- 丿 — falling stroke
- 冂 — frame
琴 qín · musical instrument, often piano
What 琴 is made of
- 玨jué — guitar strings
- 王wáng — king
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 土tǔ — earth
- 王wáng — king
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 土tǔ — earth
- 王wáng — king
- 今jīn — modern
- 人rén — person
Example sentences
她每天练习钢琴。Tā měi tiān liànxí gāngqín.She practices piano every day.
我家有一台钢琴。Wǒ jiā yǒu yì tái gāngqín.There's a piano in my home.
Questions about 钢琴
What does 钢琴 mean?
钢琴 (gāngqín) means “piano”.
How do you pronounce 钢琴?
钢琴 is pronounced gāngqín.
Which HSK level is 钢琴?
钢琴 is in HSK 4 (exam 2025).
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Learn 钢琴 with its group
It is part of HSK 4 · Group 24: a short group with quick checks and spaced repeats.