Phonosemantic compound. 刂 represents the meaning and 岡 represents the sound.
Components
Traditional (剛)
Simplified (刚)
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Historical Evolution
刚
Oracle
(~1250-1000 BC)
刚
Bronze
Early Western Zhou (~1000 BC)
刚
Bronze
Mid Western Zhou (~900 BC)
刚
Seal
Chu (Warring States: 475-221 BC)
刚
Seal
Chu (Warring States: 475-221 BC)
刚
Seal
Shuowen (~100 AD)
刚
Seal
Shuowen (~100 AD)
刚
Clerical
Qin dynasty (221-206 BC)
刚
Regular
Modern
Chinese
刚 / 剛 [gāng]
hard; firm; strong; just; barely; exactly
Japanese
strength; toughness; bravery; boldness
Example Sentences
Japanese Names
剛 かたし
Katashi given name
剛 がん
Gan unclassified name
剛 こう
Kō given name
剛 こわし
Kowashi given name
剛 ごう
Gou surnamegiven name
剛 ごうざき
Gouzaki surname
剛 ごうじ
Gouji surname
剛 たかし
Takashi given name
剛 たけし
Takeshi given name
剛 たける
Takeru given name
剛 つよし
Tsuyoshi male given name
CHINESE WORDS (54)
刚刚 [gānggang] #524
just recently
刚才 [gāngcái] #538
just now
刚好 [gānghǎo] #3,116
just
金刚 [Jīngāng] #8,656
King Kong
刚果 [Gāngguǒ] #16,608
Congo
刚性 [gāngxìng] #60,795
rigidity
刚度 [gāngdù] #21,057
stiffness
阳刚 [yánggāng] #21,957
manly
金刚石 [jīngāngshí] #44,475
diamond
刚巧 [gāngqiǎo] #19,084
by chance
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JAPANESE WORDS (77)
⭐ 強い [つよい] #169
strong
⭐ 強力 [きょうりょく] #2,401
powerful
⭐ 強情 [ごうじょう] #12,815
obstinate
⭐ 豪 [ごう] #16,645
Australia
⭐ 強豪 [きょうごう] #24,543
overwhelming strength
豪胆 [ごうたん] #27,336
bold
金剛 [こんごう] #27,440
vajra (indestructible substance)
剛直 [ごうちょく] #33,438
integrity
剛毅 [ごうき] #35,846
fortitude
豪腕 [ごうわん] #36,303
strong arm
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KOREAN WORDS (3)