鋼 [钢]

Jyutping gong3
Pinyin gàng

Definitions (Wiktionary)
  1. character
    to sharpen; to whet; to strop
  2. character, obsolete
    hard; strong; tough

鋼 [钢]

Jyutping gong3
Pinyin gāng

Definitions (CC-CANTO)
  1. steel
Definitions (粵典–words.hk)
  1. 名詞
    含碳量​少​於​2%​嘅​鐵​合金​（​見生​鐵​、​熟鐵​）​，​亦​都​會​因應​用途​同所​需​嘅​特​質​而​加入​其他​金屬
    steel
    • 鋼閘
      钢闸
      gong3 zaap6
      steel gate
    • 鋼爐
      钢炉
      gong3 lou4
      steel furnace
    • 不鏽鋼
      不锈钢
      bat1 sau3 gong3
      stainless steel
Definitions (Wiktionary)
  1. character
    steel
Definitions (Unihan)
  1. steel
  2. hard, strong, tough
  3. Cangjie Input - Traditional
    CAPP
  4. Cangjie Input - Simplified
    OVBK
Definitions (HSK3.0)
  1. HSK3 七一九级词汇表 #1271
  2. HSK3 五级汉字表 #69
  3. HSK3 高等手写字表 #120

鋼 [钢]

Jyutping gong1
Pinyin gāng

Definitions (CC-CEDICT)
  1. steel
Definitions (CC-CANTO)
  1. hard/strong/tough/to sharpen/to whet/to strop
Examples (Tatoeba—Mandarin-English)
  1. Mandarin
    我妹妹每周上两次钢琴课。
    我妹妹每週上兩次鋼琴課。
    wǒ mèi mei měi zhōu shàng liǎng cì gāng qín kè 。
    • My sister takes piano lessons twice a week.
  2. Mandarin
    我的手指冻僵了，以至于无法弹钢琴了。
    我的手指凍僵了，以至於無法彈鋼琴了。
    wǒ de shǒu zhǐ dòng jiāng le ， yǐ zhì yú wú fǎ dàn gāng qín le 。
    • My fingers are so numb with cold that I can't play the piano.
  3. Mandarin
    美穗是钢琴家。
    美穗是鋼琴家。
    měi suì shì gāng qín jiā 。
    • Miho is a pianist.
  4. Mandarin
    她每周上一次钢琴课。
    她每週上一次鋼琴課。
    tā měi zhōu shàng yī cì gāng qín kè 。
    • She takes piano lessons once a week.
  5. Mandarin
    她花很多时间练钢琴。
    她花很多時間練鋼琴。
    tā huā hěn duō shí jiān liàn gāng qín 。
    • She spends a lot of time practicing the piano.
Examples (Tatoeba—Cantonese-English)
  1. Cantonese
    我唔俾你用我支钢笔。
    我唔俾你用我支鋼筆。
    ngo5 m4 bei2 nei5 jung6 ngo5 zi1 gong3 bat1 。
    • I will not allow you to use my pen.
  2. Cantonese
    小提琴同钢琴有咩分别？就系钢琴攞去烧𠮶阵可以烧耐啲。
    小提琴同鋼琴有咩分別？就係鋼琴攞去燒嗰陣可以燒耐啲。
    siu2 tai4 kam4 tung4 gong3 kam4 jau5 me1 fan1 bit6 ？ zau6 hai6 gong3 kam4 lo2 heoi3 siu1 go2 zan6 ho2 ji5 siu1 noi6 di1 。
    • What's the difference between a violin and a piano? A piano burns longer.
  3. Cantonese
    佢识唔识弹钢琴㗎？
    佢識唔識彈鋼琴㗎？
    keoi5 sik1 m4 sik1 daan2 gong3 kam4 gaa3 ？
    • Does she play the piano?
    • Does she play piano?
  4. Cantonese
    钢琴都几贵吓㗎㖞，系咪呀？
    鋼琴都幾貴吓㗎喎，係咪呀？
    gong3 kam4 dou1 gei2 gwai3 haak3 gaa3 wo5 ， hai6 mi1 aa3 ？
    • Pianos are quite expensive, aren't they?
  5. Cantonese
    你除咗钢琴之外仲有冇玩第啲乐器呀？
    你除咗鋼琴之外仲有冇玩第啲樂器呀？
    nei5 ceoi4 zo2 gong3 kam4 zi1 ngoi6 zung6 jau5 mou5 wun6 dai6 di1 ngok6 hei3 aa3 ？
    • Do you play any instruments other than the piano?
    • Do you play any instrument other than the piano?
Examples (粵典–words.hk)
  1. Cantonese
    钢铁股
    鋼鐵股
    gong3 tit3 gu2
    • steel stocks
  2. Cantonese
    布袋弹入面包嘅系钢珠。
    布袋彈入面包嘅係鋼珠。
    • X
  3. Cantonese
    不锈钢风琴闸
    不鏽鋼風琴閘
    bat1 sau3 gong3 fung1 kam4 zaap6
    • stainless steel folding gate
  4. Cantonese
    呢部钢琴要五个人先擡得起。
    呢部鋼琴要五個人先抬得起。
    nei1 bou6 gong3 kam4 jiu3 ng5 go3 jan4 sin1 toi4 dak1 hei2.
    • This piano needs 5 people to pick it up.
  5. Cantonese
    踩钢线
    踩鋼線
    caai2 gong3 sin2
    • to walk a tightrope
Examples (Wiktionary)
  1. Mandarin
    恨铁不成钢
    恨鐵不成鋼
    hèn tiě bù chéng gāng
    • to pity someone's lack of improvement
  2. Mandarin
    钢琴热
    鋼琴熱
    gāng qín rè
    • piano craze; intense enthusiasm for learning the piano
  3. Mandarin
    练钢琴
    練鋼琴
    liàn gāng qín
    • to practise the piano
  4. Mandarin
    轧钢
    軋鋼
    zhá gāng
    • to roll steel
  5. Mandarin
    钢琴走调了，音色很难听。
    鋼琴走調了，音色很難聽。
    gāng qín zǒu diào le ， yīn sè hěn nán tīng ．
    • The piano was out of tune; it sounded very bad.