鍇 (kǎi) - Kai — high-quality iron & excellent steel

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鍇 · kǎi

Kai — high-quality iron;

excellent steel;

used metaphorically for excellence, quality, or strength.

Kai — high-quality ironexcellent steelused metaphorically for excellence, quality, or strength.

Usage highlights

Kai ironexcellent KaiKai metalrefined KaiKai qualityKai material

Synonyms

  • 鋼— steel
  • 鐵— iron
  • 精— refined, excellent

Antonyms

  • 劣— inferior, poor quality
  • 粗— coarse, rough

Usage & contexts

Examples

  • This sword is made of high-quality steel (鍇鐵).
  • He is known for his excellent character (人品鍇良).
  • The material has superior quality (材質鍇優).
  • Ancient texts mention Kai iron (鍇金) as premium metal.

Collocations

  • Kai iron(鍇鐵)
  • excellent Kai(良鍇)
  • Kai metal(鍇金)
  • refined Kai(精鍇)
  • Kai quality(鍇質)
  • Kai material(鍇材)

Idioms

  • Excellent iron and fine steel(良鍇精鋼)
  • Kai gold and iron stone(鍇金鐵石)
  • Refined Kai and pure steel(精鍇純鋼)

Cultural background

FAQ
  • Originally referred to high-quality iron in ancient Chinese metallurgy.
  • Used metaphorically to describe people or things of excellent quality and strong character.
  • Appears in classical texts describing superior metals and weapons.

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