花岗岩

花崗岩
huāgāngyán
noun #23,329

Measure Word

Meanings

  1. 1 granite

Examples

HSK 3
Zhè zuò qiáo shì yòng huāgāngyán jiànchéng de.
This bridge was built with granite.
HSK 7-9
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