硬(yìng)

HSK 512 strokes

hard

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Character information

Pinyin
yìng
Meaning
hard; stiff; solid; (fig.) strong; firm; resolutely; uncompromisingly; laboriously; with great difficulty; good (quality); able (person); (of food) filling; substantial
Strokes
12
HSK level
HSK 5
Traditional
Same

Origin & structure

Where 硬 comes from and how its parts fit together.

Phonetic-semantic compound⿰石更

In this compound, the meaning comes from 石 (stone); 更 supplies the sound.

One part carries the meaning, the other suggests the sound.

Made of

石shí更gèng

Parts are arranged left to right.

How to write 硬 step by step

12 strokes — each frame adds one stroke, shown in dark ink over the lighter ones.

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Words with 硬

Common words using 硬 — tap any character to open its stroke-order page.

yìng硬jiàn件
HSK 5

hardware

Open 硬件 page →
jiān坚yìng硬
HSK 7-9

hard

Open 坚硬 page →
qiáng强yìng硬
HSK 7-9

tough

Open 强硬 page →
shēng生yìng硬
HSK 7-9

rigid; stiff; lacking naturalness or smoothness; awkward; forced

Open 生硬 page →
yìng硬bì币
HSK 7-9

coin

Open 硬币 page →
yìng硬lǎng朗
HSK 7-9

robust

Open 硬朗 page →
jiāng僵yìng硬

stiff; rigid

Open 僵硬 page →
bīng冰yìng硬

frozen solid

Open 冰硬 page →

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From 硬’s common words

件坚强生币朗僵冰

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