gāng​shí

corundum

  • created reference approved 刚石/剛石 → 刚玉/剛玉 (same_as) — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    刚石 / 剛石 gāng​shí

    刚玉 / 剛玉 gāng​yù

    same_as

    Changed: source (simp), source (trad), source pinyin, target (simp), target (trad), target pinyin, type

    created reference

  • created sense approved 刚石/剛石 · gāng​shí · corundum — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    刚石 / 剛石

    gāng​shí

    corundum

    A mineral mainly composed of aluminum oxide, second only to [[金刚石|金剛石|jin1 gang1 shi2]] in hardness; red transparent varieties are known as rubies, while other colors are sapphires. Used as gemstones, industrial abrasives, or bearings in precision instruments.

    刚 (literal) → 刚/剛 · gāng · hard 石 (literal) → 石 · shí · stone

    Changed: simplified, traditional, gloss, definition, pinyin, variant pinyin, variants, separable parts, decomposition

    created sense