hard, strong, firm, just
Animated Stroke Order 刚
Stroke Order Diagrams 刚

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HSK Vocabulary: 刚
HSK words that contain this character.
Example Sentences
Real-world example sentences demonstrating how 刚 is used in context
1
tā他
gāng刚
cái才
lí离
kāi开
le了
bàn办
gōng公
shì室
。
He just left the office
2
wǒ我
gāng刚
gāng刚
wán完
chéng成
zhè这
ge个
xiàng项
mù目
。
I just finished this project
3
zhè这
ge个
chǐ尺
cùn寸
gāng刚
hǎo好
hé合
shì适
。
This size fits perfectly
4
wǒ我
gāng刚
cái才
chī吃
fàn饭
。
I just ate.
5
tā他
gāng刚
cái才
zài在
tú图
shū书
guǎn馆
kàn看
shū书
。
He was reading in the library just now.
6
gāng刚
cái才
de的
huì会
yì议
tǎo讨
lùn论
le了
hěn很
duō多
zhòng重
yào要
wèn问
tí题
。
The meeting just now discussed many important issues.
Information
Traditional剛
Radical刂
Strokes6
StructureLeft-Right
Frequency#398
Zhuyinㄍㄤ
Components—
UnicodeU+521A
CangjieBUK
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Cultural note
Traditional Chinese culture often connects characters and names with the Five Elements (Wood, Fire, Earth, Metal, Water) and Yin–Yang, a system also used to describe personality tendencies.
Learn how the Five Elements describe personality