Dong Chinese dictionary

gāng

hard

Phonosemantic compound. 刂 represents the meaning and 岡 represents the sound.

Components

岡 Sound component

gāng

ridge or crest of hill

刂 Meaning component

dāo

knife

刂 is a component form of 刀.

Evolution

Oracle script

(~1250-1000 BC)

Bronze script

Early Western Zhou (~1000 BC)

Seal script

Shuowen (~100 AD)

Clerical script

Qin dynasty (221-206 BC)

Regular script

Modern

Definitions

gāng

hard, tough, rigid, strong; hard; firm; strong; just; barely; exactly

Most common words with 剛

Sources