钢质 (gāng zhì) — steel material; made of steel

Definition

Adjective meaning 'made of steel / steel-grade' — describes the material of an object, not the material itself (compare 钢, the noun 'steel').

adjective

steel materialmade of steel

钢质。
Zhè zhǒng gāng zhì mén hěn ān quán.
This kind of steel door is very safe.
钢质。
Gōng chǎng xū yào dà liàng gāng zhì cái liào.
The factory needs a large quantity of steel materials.
钢质。
gāng zhì Jié gòu bǐ mù jié gòu gèng nài yòng.
Steel structures are more durable than wooden structures.

Compound word

构词法gòucífǎ

偏正piānzhèngModifier + head

The first part narrows down the second: it says what kind of thing the head is.

质zhìmaterial

钢 gives the steel material, and 质 gives the kind or substance.

Characters in this word

Most characters — around four in five — are built this way: one part hints at the meaning, the other at the pronunciation.

This origin belongs to the traditional form 鋼; 钢 is its simplified writing.

金岡鋼

Meaning part形符xíngfú

金金jīnmetal

Sound part声符shēngfú

岡

岡gāng鋼gàng

Same sound today

The traditional form 鋼 shows 金, meaning metal, next to 岡, which carries the sound gāng; the simplified 钢 is a later shorthand.

Two or more meaningful parts placed together so that their meanings combine into a new one.

This origin belongs to the traditional form 質; 质 is its simplified writing.

斦貝質

The traditional form 質 is made up of 貝 and 斦; this describes 質, not the simplified 质.