玻璃钢
bō​li​gāng

fiberglass

玻 bō glass

Phonosemantic compound. 王 represents the meaning and 皮 represents the sound.

Components

王
王 Meaning component
wáng king
皮
皮 Sound component
pí skin

Historical Pronunciations

Old Chinese
Zhengzhangpʰaːl

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Zhengzhang Shangfang

璃 lí glass

Phonosemantic compound. 王 represents the meaning and 离 represents the sound. Simplified form of 琍.

Components

王
王 Meaning component
wáng king
离
离 Sound component
lí leave

Historical Pronunciations

Middle ChineseOld Chinese
Zhengzhangreːl
rel
Unicodeliɛ

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Zhengzhang Shangfang

钢 gāng steel Simplified

Phonosemantic compound. 钅 represents the meaning and 冈 represents the sound. Simplified form of 鋼.

Components

钅
钅 Meaning component
jīn metal

钅 is a component form of 金.

冈
冈 Sound component
gāng ridge or crest of hill

Sources

Character origin
漢語多功能字庫
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鋼 gāng steel Traditional

Phonosemantic compound. 釒 represents the meaning and 岡 represents the sound.

Components

釒
釒 Meaning component
jīn metal

釒 is a component form of 金.

岡
岡 Sound component
gāng ridge or crest of hill

Historical Pronunciations

Middle ChineseOld ChineseGloss
Baxter-SagartkangC.kˤaŋ cast iron; steel

Sources

Character origin
漢語多功能字庫
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Historical pronunciations
Baxter-Sagart