Keyword
barely
- hard
- strong
- tough
- just
- Frequency
- #652
- Strokes
- 6
Readings
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Mnemonic
刂 (knife) gives the meaning and 冈 the sound.
Stroke order
Composed of
Used in vocabulary
刚
(literary) hard; firm; strong; exactly; precisely; barely; only just; just; only a short while ago
刚刚
just recently; just a moment ago
刚才
just now; a moment ago; just now (variant of 刚才 (gāngcái))
刚好
just; exactly; to happen to be
金刚
King Kong
刚果
Congo (Congo-Brazzaville or Congo-Kinshasa)
刚性
rigidity
刚果民主共和国
Democratic Republic of Congo
变形金刚
Transformers (franchise)
刚巧
by chance; by coincidence; by good luck
刚强
firm; unyielding
阳刚
manly; masculine
金刚石
diamond; also called 钻石 (zuànshí)
刚度
stiffness
刚毅
resolute; steadfast; stalwart
刚体
rigid body
刚毛
bristle
刚需
(economics) rigid demand; inelastic demand (abbr. for 刚性需求 (gāngxìngxūqiú))
刚烈
resolute and upright in character; unyielding; staunch
金刚钻
a diamond
刚玉
corundum (mineral)
刚直
upright and outspoken
金刚山
Kumgangsan Tourist Region in east North Korea
刚健
energetic; robust