gāng

hard; firm; strong; just; barely; exactly

Radical: 刂 HSK 2 d, g pictophonetic

Components & Etymology

刚 decomposes into the following components:

Semantic component: ; phonetic component: .

Words containing 刚

Common multi-character words and phrases that include 刚.

刚一
gāng yī
刚体
gāng tǐ
刚健
gāng jiàn
刚刚
gāng gang
刚劲
gāng jìng
刚好
gāng hǎo
刚察
gāng chá
刚巧
gāng qiǎo
刚度
gāng dù
刚强
gāng qiáng
刚性
gāng xìng
刚愎
gāng bì

Related characters (radical 刂)

Characters that share the radical .

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