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HSK 3 - Medium
6 strokes
Simplified (switch to Traditional)

刚 (剛)

gāng

Definition

hard
firm
strong
just
barely
exactly

Character Decomposition

Related words (29)

to be just about to; to have just started to

rigid body

energetic; robust

just; only; exactly; a moment ago; just now; just recently; just a moment ago

bold; vigorous

just; exactly; only; to happen to be

by chance; by coincidence; by good luck

stiffness

firm; unyielding

rigidity

headstrong; perverse

just now; a moment ago

rigid frame

honest; upright

resolute; steadfast; stalwart

bristle

resolute and upright in character; unyielding; staunch

corundum (mineral)

upright and outspoken

gāng tǐ zhuǎn dòng

rigid rotation

gāng zhèng bù ē

upright and plainspoken

vajra; diamond; hard metal; pupa of certain insects

manly; masculine

jīn gāng chǔ

vajra scepter (ritual object of Buddhism)

jīn gāng shí

diamond; also called 钻石

jīn gāng shā

carborundum; emery

wài gāng nèi róu

soft on the inside despite one's hard shell; appearing tough on the outside as to mask one's inner vulnerability; also written soft on the inside despite one's hard shell; appearing tough on the outside as to mask one's inner vulnerability; also written 內柔外剛|内柔外刚[nei4 rou2 wai4 gang1]

róu néng kè gāng

(lit.) the soft can subdue the hard

jīn gāng yīng wǔ

macaw

Idioms (6)

gāng bì zì yòng

obstinate and self-opinionated (idiom)

gāng róu bìng jì

to couple strength and gentleness (idiom)

gāng yì mù nè

resolute and taciturn (idiom)

yǐ róu kè gāng

to use softness to conquer strength (idiom)

xuè qì fāng gāng

full of sap (idiom); young and vigorous

jīn gāng nù mù

to have a face as terrifying as the warrior attendant of the Buddha (idiom)

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