Usage of the character 刚
gāng
刚
[剛]
- hard
- firm
- strong
- just
- barely
- exactly
gāngbì
刚愎
[剛愎]
- headstrong
- perverse
gāngxìng
刚性
[剛性]
- rigidity
gāngliè
刚烈
[剛烈]
- resolute and upright in character
- unyielding
- staunch
Jīngāng
金刚
[金剛]
- King Kong
gāngzhí
刚直
[剛直]
- upright and outspoken
gāngzhèng
刚正
[剛正]
- honest
- upright
gānggang
刚刚
[剛剛]
- just recently
- just a moment ago
gāngjìng
刚劲
[剛勁]
- bold
- vigorous
gāngyì
刚毅
[剛毅]
- resolute
- steadfast
- stalwart
Gāngchá
刚察
[剛察]
- Gangcha County (Tibetan: rkang tsha rdzong) in Haibei Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture 海北藏族自治州 ( Hǎiběi Zàngzú Zìzhìzhōu), Qinghai
gāngdù
刚度
[剛度]
- stiffness
gāngcái
刚才
[剛才]
- just now
- a moment ago
gāngqiǎo
刚巧
[剛巧]
- by chance
- by coincidence
- by good luck
gāngtǐ
刚体
[剛體]
- rigid body
jīngāng
金刚
[金剛]
- diamond
- (used to translate Sanskrit "vajra", a thunderbolt or mythical weapon)
- guardian deity (in Buddhist iconography)
gāngcái
刚才
[剛纔]
- just now (variant of 剛才／刚才 (gāngcái))
gānghǎo
刚好
[剛好]
- just
- exactly
- to happen to be
gāngjiàn
刚健
[剛健]
- energetic
- robust
gāngjià
刚架
[剛架]
- rigid frame
yánggāng
阳刚
[陽剛]
- manly
- masculine
gāngmáo
刚毛
[剛毛]
- bristle
gāngqiáng
刚强
[剛強]
- firm; unyielding
gāngyù
刚玉
[剛玉]
- corundum (mineral)
Gāngguǒ
刚果
[剛果]
- Congo
gāngxū
刚需
[剛需]
- (economics) rigid demand; inelastic demand (abbr. for 剛性需求／刚性需求 (gāngxìngxūqiú))
gāngyī
刚一
[剛一]
- to be just about to
- to have just started to
Jīngāngshān
金刚山
[金剛山]
- Kumgangsan Tourist Region in east North Korea
gāngduǒlā
刚朵拉
[剛朵拉]
- see 貢多拉／贡多拉 (gòngduōlā)
Cáo Gāngchuān
曹刚川
[曹剛川]
- Cao Gangchuan (1935-), former artillery officer, senior PRC politician and army leader
Zhái Zhìgāng
翟志刚
[翟志剛]
- Zhai Zhigang (1966-), Chinese astronaut
jīngāngzuò
金刚座
[金剛座]
- Bodhimanda (place of enlightenment associated with a Bodhisattva)
Jīngāngláng
金刚狼
[金剛狼]
- Wolverine, comic book superhero
jīngāngshí
金刚石
[金剛石]
- diamond
- also called 鑽石／钻石 (zuànshí)
jīngāngshā
金刚砂
[金剛砂]
- carborundum
- emery
Gāngchá Xiàn
刚察县
[剛察縣]
- Gangcha County (Tibetan: rkang tsha rdzong) in Haibei Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture 海北藏族自治州 ( Hǎiběi Zàngzú Zìzhìzhōu), Qinghai
Wú Yǒnggāng
吴永刚
[吳永剛]
- Wu Yonggang (1907-1982), Chinese film director
tiāngāngliàng
天刚亮
[天剛亮]
- daybreak
jīngāngchǔ
金刚杵
[金剛杵]
- vajra scepter (ritual object of Buddhism)
Gāngguǒ Hé
刚果河
[剛果河]
- Congo River
wàigāngnèiróu
外刚内柔
[外剛內柔]
- 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 (nèiróuwàigāng)
jīngāngyīngwǔ
金刚鹦鹉
[金剛鸚鵡]
- macaw
Jīngāngsàduǒ
金刚萨埵
[金剛薩埵]
- Vajrasattva
Jīngāngzǒngchí
金刚总持
[金剛總持]
- Vajradhara
gāngróubìngjì
刚柔并济
[剛柔並濟]
- to couple strength and gentleness (idiom)
jīngāng-nùmù
金刚怒目
[金剛怒目]
- (idiom) to have a face as terrifying as a temple's guardian deity
Biànxíngjīngāng
变形金刚
[變形金剛]
- Transformers (franchise)
gāngtǐzhuǎndòng
刚体转动
[剛體轉動]
- rigid rotation
gāngyìmùnè
刚毅木讷
[剛毅木訥]
- resolute and taciturn (idiom)
xuèqìfānggāng
血气方刚
[血氣方剛]
- full of sap (idiom); young and vigorous
gāngzhèngbù'ē
刚正不阿
[剛正不阿]
- upright and plainspoken
róunéngkègāng
柔能克刚
[柔能克剛]
- lit. the soft can subdue the hard
gāngbìzìyòng
刚愎自用
[剛愎自用]
- obstinate and self-opinionated (idiom)
yǐróukègāng
以柔克刚
[以柔克剛]
- to use softness to conquer strength (idiom)
Jīngāngshǒu Púsà
金刚手菩萨
[金剛手菩薩]
- Vajrapani Bodhisattva
Gāngguǒ Mínzhǔ Gònghéguó
刚果民主共和国
[剛果民主共和國]
- Democratic Republic of Congo
zhàng'èr Jīngāngmōbuzháotóunǎo
丈二金刚摸不着头脑
[丈二金剛摸不著頭腦]
- see 丈二和尚，摸不著頭腦／丈二和尚，摸不着头脑 (zhàng'èrhéshang,mōbuzháotóunǎo)