刚(gāng)

HSK 26 strokesTrad. 剛

hard

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Character information

Pinyin
gāng
Meaning
hard; firm; strong; just; barely; exactly
Strokes
6
HSK level
HSK 2
Traditional
剛

Origin & structure

Where 刚 comes from and how its parts fit together.

Phonetic-semantic compound⿰冈刂

In this compound, the meaning comes from 刂 (knife); 冈 supplies the sound.

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

Made of

冈gāng刂dāo

Parts are arranged left to right.

How to write 刚 step by step

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

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Words with 刚

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

gāng刚gāng刚
HSK 2

just recently; just a moment ago

Open 刚刚 page →
gāng刚cái才
HSK 2

just now

Open 刚才 page →
gāng刚hǎo好
HSK 6

just

Open 刚好 page →
gāng刚yì毅
HSK 7-9

resolute

Open 刚毅 page →
gāng刚yī一

to be just about to; to have just started to

Open 刚一 page →
gāng刚jiàn健

energetic; robust

Open 刚健 page →
yǐ以róu柔kè克gāng刚

to use softness to conquer strength (idiom)

Open 以柔克刚 page →
gāng刚jìng劲

bold

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万且业为主举久乐

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才好毅一健以柔克

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