矿渣 kuàngzhā slag Definitions Defs Origin Strokes Stroke Words Sentences Sents 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 渣 zhā refuse Phonosemantic compound. 氵 represents the meaning and 查 represents the sound. Components 氵 氵 Meaning component shui, shuǐ water 氵 is a component form of 水. 查 查 Sound component chá investigate Historical Pronunciations Old ChineseZhengzhangʔsraː Sources Readings & variants Unicode Historical pronunciations Zhengzhang Shangfang 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 ChineseZhengzhangkʷraːŋʔ Sources Readings & variants Unicode Historical pronunciations Zhengzhang Shangfang