刚gāng · gang
just, just now. 6 strokes, radical 刂, first met in HSK 2.
What 刚 is made of
冈 (gāng, ridge or crest of hill) and 刂 (dāo, knife).
刂 carries the meaning — knife — and 冈 carries the sound.
How to write 刚
Strokes 1–4 write 冈, then strokes 5–6 write 刂.
Free, with no account: the app draws each stroke, then you write it and it says which stroke went wrong.
Print a 米字格 practice sheet for 刚
Words that use 刚
| 刚 | just, just now 表示事情才过去很短的时间 他刚下课，书包还没放下。He just finished class, and his backpack is still on his shoulder. Lesson 25, 上高中 · 刚毅果决与物换星移 · Fortitude, Precision & Social Fellowship |
| 刚刚 | just now, a moment ago 表示事情才过去不久，就在眼前发生 他刚刚放学回家，书包还没放下。He just now got home from school, and hasn't put his bag down yet. Lesson 25, 上高中 · 刚毅果决与物换星移 · Fortitude, Precision & Social Fellowship |
| 刚刚 | just now, a moment ago 表示事情才过去不久，就在眼前发生 他刚刚放学回家，书包还没放下。He just now got home from school, and hasn't put his bag down yet. Lesson 25, 上高中 · 刚毅果决与物换星移 · Fortitude, Precision & Social Fellowship |
| 刚才 | just now, a short while ago 指说话前不久的那一小段时间 刚才教室里还很安静，现在热闹起来了。The classroom was quiet a moment ago, but now it's lively. Lesson 25, 上高中 · 刚毅果决与物换星移 · Fortitude, Precision & Social Fellowship |
| 刚好 | just right, exactly 指恰好，不多不少正合适 换乘公交刚好赶上晨班车。Switching buses, they arrived just in time to catch the morning bus. Lesson 580, 立足岗位 · 笃行固本与筑基致远 · Solid Roots & High-Tech Aspirations |
Characters that share the sound part 冈
Written with the same phonetic, so their readings tend to rhyme with each other.
More characters with the radical 刂
All 20 of them, and what the radical means, on the 刂 radical page.