矿坑
kuàng​kēng

mine

矿 kuàng mine Simplified

Phonosemantic compound. 石 represents the meaning and 广 represents the sound. Simplified form of 礦.

Components

石
石 Meaning component
shí stone
广
广 Sound component
guǎng roof

Sources

Readings & variants
Unicode

坑 kēng pit

Phonosemantic compound. 土 represents the meaning and 亢 represents the sound. Simplified form of 阬.

Components

土
土 Meaning component
tǔ earth
亢
亢 Sound component
kàng, gāng, gēng high

Character Evolution

Clerical form
Clerical Western Han 202 BC-9 AD
Clerical form
Clerical Western Jin 266-316 AD
Regular Modern

Historical Pronunciations

Middle ChineseOld Chinese
Zhengzhangkʰraːŋ
Unicodekæng

Sources

Readings & variants
Unicode
Historical pronunciations
Zhengzhang Shangfang
Historical images
Academia Sinica

礦 kuàng mine Traditional

Phonosemantic compound. 石 represents the meaning and 廣 represents the sound.

Components

石
石 Meaning component
shí stone
廣
廣 Sound component
guǎng wide

Historical Pronunciations

Old Chinese
Zhengzhangkʷraːŋʔ

Sources

Readings & variants
Unicode
Historical pronunciations
Zhengzhang Shangfang