kuàng

卝

Character · NounTraditional矼

same as "矿" (ore, mineral); variant form

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Meanings

1 sense · 2 examples
1.

noun

ore; mineral; mine

archaic

This is an archaic, literary variant form of the modern character "矿" (kuàng). It is not used in modern standard Chinese except in classical texts or poetry.

Gǔ古
jí籍
zhōng中
ǒu偶
ěr尔
yòng用
 “
kuàng矼
 ”
zì字
zhǐ指
dài代
jīn金
shǔ属
kuàng矿
 。

In ancient texts, the character "矼" was occasionally used to refer to metal ores.

Cǐ此
chù处
gǔ古
chēng称
 “
shí石
kuàng矼
 ”
 ，
yì意
zhǐ指
kuàng矿
shí石
chǎn产
dì地
 。

This place was anciently called "Shíkuàng," meaning a place where ore was produced.