剛 (gāng)

just now/exactly/hard/firm

How 剛 is written

Strokes
10
Radical
冂 — upside down box
Traditional
剛
Simplified
刚

Components

Common words using 剛

剛剛 gānggang
just recently; just a moment ago
剛好 gānghǎo
just; exactly; happen to be
剛才 gāngcái
just now; a moment ago
剛纔 gāngcái
(just) a moment ago
金剛 jīngāng
Vajrapani, Buddha's warrior attendant; King Kong
以柔克剛 yǐróukègāng
to use softness to conquer strength (idiom)
剛一 gāngyī
to be just about to; to have just started to
剛健 gāngjiàn
energetic; robust
剛勁 gāngjìng
bold; vigorous
剛察 gāngchá
Gangcha county (Tibetan: rkang tsha rdzong) in Haibei Tibetan autonomous prefecture 海北藏族自治州[Hai3 bei3 Zang4 zu2 zi4 zhi4 zhou1], Qinghai
剛巧 gāngqiǎo
by chance; by coincidence; by good luck
剛度 gāngdù
stiffness

剛 in a sentence

我剛吃飽,現在不想動。

Wǒ gāng chībǎo, xiànzài bù xiǎng dòng.

“I just ate and am full; I don't want to move right now.”

How common is 剛?

剛 is the 621st most frequent character in written Chinese. Characters up to this rank account for about 80.4% of all running text.

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