钢铁 (gāngtiě) · steel

钢铁 (gāngtiě) means “steel; iron and steel”. It is written with 2 characters: 钢 (steel) + 铁 (iron). It is an old HSK 5 word (HSK 2.0).

How 钢铁 is built

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

What 铁 is made of

钅jīn — metal
失shī — to lose
- 丿 — falling stroke
- 夫fū — man
  - 一 — horizontal stroke
  - 大dà — big

Origin hint: 钅 gives the meaning, 失 gives the sound. (from the Make Me a Hanzi dataset; treat as a memory aid where history is uncertain)

这座桥是用钢铁建的。Zhè zuò qiáo shì yòng gāngtiě jiàn de.This bridge is built of steel.

那个城市以钢铁工业出名。Nàge chéngshì yǐ gāngtiě gōngyè chūmíng.That city is famous for its steel industry.

What does 钢铁 mean?

钢铁 (gāngtiě) means “steel; iron and steel”.

How do you pronounce 钢铁?

钢铁 is pronounced gāngtiě.

Which HSK level is 钢铁?

钢铁 is in Old HSK 5.

Learn 钢铁 with its group

It is part of Old HSK 5 · Group 32: a short group with quick checks and spaced repeats.