金刚石

Traditional form:

金剛石

Pinyin (reading):

jīngāngshí

Definitions:

• diamond
• also called 鑽石／钻石 (zuànshí)

Characters:

• 金 - gold, metal; money
• 刚 - hard, strong, tough; just, barely
• 石 - stone, rock, mineral

Traditional characters:

• 金 - gold, metal; money
• 剛 - hard, strong, tough; just, barely
• 石 - stone, rock, mineral