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CHINESE CHARACTER
- Numbered pinyin
- gang1
- English meanings
- exactly, only a short while ago, just now, barely, only just, just
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BUILDING BLOCKS
Structure & components
Left–right structure
Left–right arrangement: left 冈; right 刂.
Meaning & sound clues
刂 is identified as the meaning component, associated with “knife”.
冈 is identified as the sound component (gāng). Its pronunciation may differ from the modern pronunciation of 刚.
This breakdown describes the written shape. A component's meaning does not always explain the meaning of the whole character.
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Characters with the same pinyin, regardless of tone.
ridge
hill; post; job
pole; bar; lever
Hong Kong
outline; main point; class
jar
steel
Example sentences
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Related words
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- 刚刚
- 刚好
- 刚才
- 刚毅