剛

Information about character(s)

Radical: 刀
Radical Strokes: 2
Additional Strokes: 8
Total Strokes: 10
Simplified Form: 刚

Pronunciation

Pinyin: gāng
Cantonese: gong1
JapaneseKun: TSUYOI KOWAI
JapaneseOn: GOU
Korean: KANG

Dictionary definitions

Unicode: hard, tough, rigid, strong

CE-Dict: hard/firm/strong/just/barely/exactly

English-Chinse-English Dictionary of Buddhist terms (Stardict): (1) Hard, severe, strong, unyielding, enduring. (2) Popular, flourishing. (3) Really, truly, exactly. (4) Right now, soon.

21 Century bidirectional dictionary: 1.hard; solid; unyielding
2.exactly
3.barely
4.just; very recently

朗道漢英字典 - Lang Dao: exactly; immediately; just; strong; firm

懶蟲簡明漢英詞典: exactly; immediately; just; strong; firm; freshness

說文解字 - Shuowen: 《刀部》剛彊斷也。从刀岡聲。

康熙字典文字版 【子集下】【刀字部】剛
〔古文〕𠜛𠇝𠇙【唐韻】古郞切【集韻】【韻會】【正韻】居郞切，𠀤音岡。【說文】彊斷也。从刀，岡聲。【增韻】堅也，勁也。【易·乾卦】大哉乾乎，剛健中正。【司馬光·潛虛】剛，天之道也。又作㓻。【史記·樂書】而民㓻毅。

Buddhism words and phrases enduring

CF-Dict: juste/exactement/tout à l'heure/à peine/fort/ferme/dur

Han-De-Dict: hart, stark (u.E.) (Adj)/beständig, eben, gerade, kaum (u.E.) (Adv)