金刚 jīn gāng

diamond; guardian deity (in Buddhist iconography)

Word data

HSK Not in HSK
Frequency 8681st word

Definitions

  1. 1. diamond
  2. 2. guardian deity (in Buddhist iconography)
  3. 3. King Kong
  4. 4. (used to translate Sanskrit "vajra", a thunderbolt or mythical weapon)

Characters

Character Meaning
金 jīn HSK 4
gold; money; golden
刚 gāng HSK 3
just; exactly; hard