刚

gāng

g+āng·1st tone

(literary) hard; firm; strong

Radical: 刂 Strokes: 6 HSK 2

Structure: Left wide, right narrowFrequency: Common

Same radical

利制前列刻别刑刺到剧则剂

Same radical

利制前列刻别刑刺到剧则剂剑削判

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Character Decomposition

刚=冈+刂

Etymology

knife

Meanings

(literary) hard; firm; strong

exactly; precisely

barely; only just

just; only a short while ago

gāng

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Words with 刚 115 total

King Kong金刚Jīn gāng manly · masculine阳刚yáng gāng to be just about to · to have just started to刚一gāng yī energetic · robust刚健gāng jiàn just recently · just a moment ago刚刚gāng gang bold · vigorous刚劲gāng jìng just · exactly · to happen to be刚好gāng hǎo by chance · by coincidence · by good luck刚巧gāng qiǎo stiffness刚度gāng dù firm; unyielding刚强gāng qiáng rigidity刚性gāng xìng headstrong · perverse刚愎gāng bì just now · a moment ago刚才gāng cái Congo (Congo-Brazzaville or Congo-Kinshasa)刚果Gāng guǒ rigid frame刚架gāng jià honest · upright刚正gāng zhèng resolute · steadfast · stalwart刚毅gāng yì bristle刚毛gāng máo resolute and upright in character · unyielding · staunch刚烈gāng liè corundum (mineral)刚玉gāng yù upright and outspoken刚直gāng zhí (economics) rigid demand; inelastic demand (abbr. for gāng xìng xū qiú)刚需gāng xū rigid body刚体gāng tǐ (slang) to confront sb boldly and resolutely硬刚yìng gāng

Idioms with 刚 29 total Chain

obstinate and self-opinionated (idiom)刚愎自用gāng bì zì yòng resolute and taciturn (idiom)刚毅木讷gāng yì mù nè upright and plainspoken刚正不阿gāng zhèng bù ē

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