剛 (gong1 | gang1) : hard; rigid; just; barely

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剛

gong1

gang1

[1] hard; tough; unyielding; inflexible; firm; rigid; strong; indomitable [2] just now [3] just; exactly [4] barely; only

Additional PoS:

Stroke count: 10

Level: 3

Radical: 刀 (#18)

This character is used in both Cantonese and Mandarin/Standard written Chinese.

剛 / 刚

This word has been viewed 8943 times since 30th Oct 2012, was added by sheik on 18th Mar 2007 21:22 and last edited on 7th Dec 2009 18:02

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剛才 gong1 coi4 gang1 cai2 = just then 國

金剛 gam1 gong1 jin1 gang1 = King Kong

剛剛 gong1 gong1 gang1 gang1 = a moment ago; just recently; just right

剛纔 gong1 coi4 gang1 cai2 = a moment ago; just recently

剛剛喪失親人的 gong1 gong1 song3 sat1 can1 jan4 dik1 gang1 gang1 sang4 shi1 qin1 ren2 de4 = [adj] bereaved 國

剛好 gong1 hou2 gang1 hao3 = just, exactly, happen to be

剛毛 gong1 mou4 gang1 mao2 = bristle

剛體 gong1 tai2 gang1 ti3 = rigid body

剛性 gong1 sing3 gang1 xing4 = rigidity

剛直 gong1 zik6 gang1 zhi2 = upright and outspoken

金剛砂 gam1 gong1 saa1 jin1 gang1 sha1 = [mech.] emery; corundum; carborundum

血氣方剛 hyut3 hei3 fong1 gong1 xie3 qi4 fang1 gang1 = full of vigor

剛勁 gong1 ging6 gang1 jing4 = bold, vigorous, sturdy

剛強 gong1 koeng4 gang1 qiang2 = firm, unyielding

剛啱 gong1 ngaam1 gang1 yan2 = a moment ago; just know 粵

以柔制剛 ji5 jau4 zai3 gong1 yi3 rou2 zhi4 gang1 = soft and fair goes far

剛毅 gong1 ngai4 gang1 yi4 = of one's will steadfast; resolute

陽剛 joeng4 gong1 yang2 gang1 = manly; masculine

剛果共和國 gong1 gwo2 gung6 wo4 gwok3 gang1 guo3 gong4 he2 guo2 = The Rebulic of Congo (common formation)

剛果 gong1 gwo2 gang1 guo3 = (Republic of the) Congo

剛果民主共和國 gong1 gwo2 man4 zyu2 gung6 wo4 gwok3 gang1 guo3 min2 zhu3 gong4 he2 guo2 = Democratic Republic of the Congo (common formation)

剛察 gong1 caat3 gang1 cha2 = Gangcha (place in Qinghai)

方剛 fong1 gong1 = Vincent Fang Kang (HK legislator)

鐵金剛 tit3 gam1 gong1 tie3 jin1 gang1 = James Bond 007

剛果河 gong1 gwo2 ho4 gang1 guo3 he2 = Congo River

金剛經 gam1 gong1 ging1 jin1 gang1 jing1 = the Diamond Sutra

外剛內柔 ngoi6 gong1 noi6 jau4 wai4 gang1 nei4 rou2 = be tough on the outside but soft on the inside

剛愎自用 gong1 bik1 zi6 jung6 gang1 bi4 zi4 yong4 = stubborn as a mule

剛愎 gong1 bik1 gang1 bi4 = stubborn; perverse

Showing all 3 examples containing 剛

我剛在隔壁國
I was next door just now.
[Lit. Just now at next-door]

你別這麼出爾反爾嘛﹗剛纔說要去﹐現在說不要了 — 你到底去不去啊﹖ 國
Stop changing your mind! A while ago, you said you wanted to go, but now you say you don't want to--are you really going or aren't you?

剛才媽媽大發雌威，我從來未見過佢噉粵
Mother was so angry just now that she was awesome; I have never seen her like this before.

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國 : This term is used in Mandarin/Standard written Chinese, not Cantonese.
粵 : This term is used in Cantonese, not Mandarin/Standard written Chinese.
No icon: This term is used in both Cantonese and Mandarin/Standard written Chinese.

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