gāng

hard, tough, rigid, strong

HSK 3 #621

DEFINITIONS

刚 gāng
  • hard
  • firm
  • strong
  • just
  • barely
  • exactly

STROKES

WORDS

劲 gāng jìng bold; vigorous
察 gāng chá Gangcha county (Tibetan: rkang tsha rdzong) in Haibei Tibetan autonomous prefecture 海北藏族自治州[Hai3 bei3 Zang4 zu2 zi4 zhi4 zhou1], Qinghai
察县 gāng chá xiàn Gangcha county (Tibetan: rkang tsha rdzong) in Haibei Tibetan autonomous prefecture 海北藏族自治州[Hai3 bei3 Zang4 zu2 zi4 zhi4 zhou1], Qinghai
朵拉 gāng duǒ lā see 貢多拉|贡多拉[gong4 duo1 la1]
架 gāng jià rigid frame
柔并济 gāng róu bìng jì to couple strength and gentleness (idiom)
毅木讷 gāng yì mù nè resolute and taciturn (idiom)
毛 gāng máo bristle
玉 gāng yù corundum (mineral)
直 gāng zhí upright and outspoken
体 gāng tǐ rigid body
体转动 gāng tǐ zhuǎn dòng rigid rotation
吴永 wú yǒng gāng Wu Yonggang (1907-1982), Chinese film director
内柔 wài gāng nèi róu soft on the inside despite one's hard shell; appearing tough on the outside as to mask one's inner vulnerability; also written 內柔外剛|内柔外刚[nei4 rou2 wai4 gang1]
川 cáo gāng chuān Cao Gangchuan (1935-), former artillery officer, senior PRC politician and army leader
柔能克 róu néng kè gāng lit. the soft can subdue the hard
翟志 zhái zhì gāng Zhai Zhigang (1966-), Chinese astronaut
变形金 biàn xíng jīn gāng Transformers (franchise)
山 jīn gāng shān Kumgangsan Tourist Region in east North Korea
座 jīn gāng zuò Bodhimanda (place of enlightenment associated with a Bodhisattva)
怒目 jīn gāng nù mù to have a face as terrifying as a temple's guardian deity (idiom)
手菩萨 jīn gāng shǒu pú sà Vajrapani Bodhisattva
杵 jīn gāng chǔ vajra scepter (ritual object of Buddhism)
狼 jīn gāng láng Wolverine, comic book superhero
砂 jīn gāng shā carborundum; emery