花岗岩

花崗岩
huāgāngyán
noun #23,329

Measure Word

Meanings

  1. 1 granite

Examples

Zhè zuò qiáo shì yòng huāgāngyán jiànchéng de.
This bridge was built with granite.
Huāgāngyán shì yī zhǒng fēicháng jiānyìng de yánshí.
Granite is an extremely hard type of rock.

Tips

memory
(flower/patterned) + (ridge/mound) + (rock) = 'patterned ridge rock'. Granite gets its name from its characteristic speckled, patterned appearance — like a flower-dotted hillside.

Stroke Order

huā
gǎng
yán