Chinese symbol for “diamond”
钻石
zuàn shí
Traditional: 鑽石
diamond; 颗 (kē)
The closest CC-CEDICT match for diamond is 钻石 (zuàn shí), defined as: diamond; 颗 (kē).
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Characters and stroke order
Traditional forms
Other Chinese words for “diamond”
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 金刚 (金剛) | jīn gāng | diamond; (used to translate Sanskrit "vajra", a thunderbolt or mythical weapon) |
| 金刚石 (金剛石) | jīn gāng shí | diamond; also called 钻石 (zuàn shí) |
| 金刚钻 (金剛鑽) | jīn gāng zuàn | a diamond |
| 钻 (鑽) | zuàn | drill; auger; diamond |
Related words
Other words that share a character with 钻石.
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 钻研 (鑽研) | zuān yán | to study meticulously; to delve into |
| 钻进 (鑽進) | zuān jìn | to get into; to dig into (studies, job etc) |
| 钻探 (鑽探) | zuān tàn | to conduct exploratory drilling |
| 钻井 (鑽井) | zuān jǐng | to drill (e.g. for oil); a borehole |
| 钻戒 (鑽戒) | zuàn jiè | diamond ring; 只 (zhī) |
| 石油 | shí yóu | oil; petroleum |
| 石头 (石頭) | shí tou | stone; 块 (kuài) |
| 岩石 | yán shí | (geology) rock |
See also: Japanese symbol for “diamond”.
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