硬 (yìng)

Hard; stiff; firm; tough.

How 硬 is written

Strokes
12
Radical
石 — stone
Traditional
硬
Simplified
硬 (unchanged)

Components

Common words using 硬

僵硬 jiāngyìng
stiff; rigid
嘴硬 zuǐyìng
reluctant to admit a mistake
堅硬 jiānyìng
hard; solid
強硬 qiángyìng
tough; unyielding; hard-line
生硬 shēngyìng
stiff; harsh
硬件 yìngjiàn
hardware
硬化 yìnghuà
to harden; hardening; sclerosis
硬幣 yìngbì
coin; CL:枚[mei2]
硬座 yìngzuò
hard seat (on trains or boats)
硬撐 yìngchēng
to make oneself do sth in spite of adversity, pain etc
硬是 yìngshì
just; simply; stubbornly
硬朗 yìnglǎng
robust; healthy

硬 in a sentence

這麵包太硬了,咬不動。

Zhè miànbāo tài yìng le, yǎo bú dòng.

“This bread is too hard; I can't bite into it.”

How common is 硬?

硬 is the 1,168th most frequent character in written Chinese. Characters up to this rank account for about 91.5% of all running text.

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